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Zambia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 20,017,675 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.758 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 80.519 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 45.761 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 40.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.223 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 17.71 billion kWh (2021) #84
Consumption 14.32 billion kWh (2021) #85
Exports 1.34 billion kWh (2021) #60
Imports 0.14 billion kWh (2021) #102
Renewable Electricity Generation 16.3 billion kWh (2021) #50

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.14 thousand bbl/day (2021) #114
Consumption 29.69 thousand bbl/day (2021) #121
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 12.12 thousand bbl/day (2013) #73
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 88 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 15,470,270 (2018 est.)
Highways 67,671 km (2018)
Internet Users 3,956,252 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,126 km (2014)
Telephones 100,444 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Total Area752,618 sq. km
Land Area743,398 sq. km
Water Area9,220 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Terrainmostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
Lowest PointZambezi river 329 m
Highest Point unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020