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Zambia

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Capital
Lusaka
Currency
Zambian Kwacha
Continent
Africa
Area
752,618 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q953 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
21.91M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
28.88B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,317.88 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
13.91 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.92 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.04 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
66.53 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.77 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.76 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
4,379.26 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
45.92 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
61.93 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
10.47 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
17.1 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
62.53 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
9.32 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: 21.91M
Zambia · Population11.15M14.09M17.02M19.96M22.89M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · Population · people
YearZambia
202521,913,874
202421,314,956
202320,723,965
202220,152,938
202119,603,607
202019,059,395
201918,513,839
201817,973,569
201717,441,320
201616,914,423
201516,399,089
201415,895,315
201315,398,997
201214,913,629
201114,437,796
201013,965,594
200913,490,389
200813,021,324
200712,565,085
200612,129,553

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: 28.88B
Zambia · GDP11.12B16.04B20.96B25.88B30.8B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · GDP · current US$
YearZambia
202528,879,806,220.13
202425,303,185,342.25
202327,577,956,471.24
202229,163,782,140.49
202122,096,416,932.01
202018,137,764,930.65
201923,308,667,781.23
201826,311,507,273.67
201725,873,601,260.84
201620,958,412,538.31
201521,251,216,798.78
201427,141,023,558.08
201328,037,239,462.71
201225,503,060,420.03
201123,459,515,275.58
201020,265,559,483.85
200915,328,342,303.96
200817,910,858,637.9
200714,056,957,976.26
200612,756,858,899.28

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: 1,317.88
Zambia · GDP per capita864.741,125.461,386.181,646.91,907.632006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearZambia
20251,317.88
20241,187.11
20231,330.73
20221,447.12
20211,127.16
2020951.64
20191,258.99
20181,463.9
20171,483.47
20161,239.09
20151,295.88
20141,707.49
20131,820.72
20121,710.05
20111,624.87
20101,451.11
20091,136.24
20081,375.5
20071,118.73
20061,051.72

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: 13.91
Zambia · Inflation4.879.5514.2318.923.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · Inflation · %
YearZambia
202513.91
202414.99
202310.88
202210.99
202122.02
202015.73
20199.15
20187.49
20176.58
201617.87
201510.11
20147.81
20136.98
20126.58
20116.43
20108.5
200913.4
200812.45
200710.66
20069.02

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: 5.92
Zambia · Unemployment3.666.278.8811.4914.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearZambia
20255.92
20245.9
20235.86
20225.99
20215.2
20206.03
20195.54
20185.03
20174.53
20165.24
20155.95
20146.58
20137.27
20127.85
201110.55
201013.19
200910.58
20087.93
200710.56
200613.23

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: —
Zambia · Fertility rate3.874.364.865.355.842006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearZambia
2025No data available
20244.04
20234.1
20224.18
20214.25
20204.32
20194.42
20184.49
20174.57
20164.67
20154.78
20144.89
20135.01
20125.14
20115.26
20105.36
20095.45
20085.53
20075.61
20065.68

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Zambia: —
Zambia · Life expectancy51.3155.4659.6163.7667.912006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Zambia · Life expectancy · years
YearZambia
2025No data available
202466.53
202366.35
202265.28
202162.36
202063.36
201962.91
201862.14
201761.56
201661.13
201560.73
201460.11
201359.45
201258.7
201157.84
201056.9
200955.89
200854.84
200753.73
200652.69
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Zambia

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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