Zambia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

11,862,740
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 45.1% (male 2,685,142/female 2,659,771)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 3,122,305/female 3,116,846)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 114,477/female 164,199) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 17 years
male: 16.9 years
female: 17.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.631% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

40.24 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

21.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 35% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 101.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 105.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 96.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 38.63 years
male: 38.53 years
female: 38.73 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.15 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

15.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1.1 million (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

56,000 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality

noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian

Ethnic groups

African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)

Religions

Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Languages

English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2000)

Education expenditures

2% of GDP (2005)