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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Zambia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population21.91M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$28.88B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.32K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.52024 · yearsInternet use17.1%2024 · % of populationForest area59.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
66.5

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Zambia2024 · 66.5
016.6333.2649.966.531960199320251960: 50.61961: 511962: 51.31963: 51.61964: 51.21965: 52.11966: 52.31967: 52.51968: 52.71969: 531970: 53.41971: 53.91972: 54.41973: 54.91974: 55.41975: 55.71976: 56.11977: 56.31978: 56.31979: 56.11980: 55.51981: 551982: 54.41983: 53.71984: 52.91985: 521986: 51.11987: 50.41988: 49.71989: 48.91990: 48.21991: 47.41992: 471993: 46.71994: 46.31995: 46.11996: 45.81997: 45.71998: 45.71999: 45.92000: 46.62001: 47.42002: 48.52003: 49.62004: 50.52005: 51.62006: 52.72007: 53.72008: 54.82009: 55.92010: 56.92011: 57.82012: 58.72013: 59.42014: 60.12015: 60.72016: 61.12017: 61.62018: 62.12019: 62.92020: 63.42021: 62.42022: 65.32023: 66.32024: 66.5

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Zambia in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Lusaka
Country code
ZMB

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