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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
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 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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