International statistics Basic indicators: Zambia

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022743,390
GDP, current prices bn US$202426.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$20241,246
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20244.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202415.0
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20232.2
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202335.1
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202356.8
Population 1,000202320,724.0
Population, female % of total202350.5
Population density inhab. per km2202227
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202342.0
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20231.9
Fertility rate, total births per woman20234.10
Life expectancy at birth - men years202363.9
Life expectancy at birth - women years202368.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20223
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants201020
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202331
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201745
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201731
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants2012380
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20234.1
Labour force participation rate %202459.4
Labour force 1,00020247,407
Self-employed persons %202373.8
Unemployment rate %20246.0
Youth unemployment rate %20249.9
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202368.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,290
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202037.77
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202113.83
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015131.8
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015114.2
Agricultural land % of land area202232.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20225.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area202259.8
Import of goods, total bn US$202310.1
Export of goods, total bn US$202310.4
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023120.5
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202316.5
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202340.8
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201920
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.40
Rail route length km20191,248
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022801
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.40
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20230
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20080.3
Researchers per million inhabitants200842
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.4
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023102.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.202333.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.7
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202360.0

As at 22 May 2025

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