Demographics of Zambia

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Demographics of Zambia
Population pyramid of Zambia in 2020
Population	19,642,123 (2022 est.)
Growth rate	2.9% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	34.86 births/1,000 population
Death rate	6.12 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy	66.26 years
• male	64.52 years
• female	68.06 years
Fertility rate	4.56 children
Infant mortality rate	37.11 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio
Total	1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.03 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Zambian

Demographic features of the population of Zambia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others aspects of the population.

Zambia's youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia's high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country's total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world's highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country's lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood.