Population Demographics:
Population (Mid-2012): 13,711,000 Density (People per square km.): 18 Net Migration Rate ( # per 1000 people): -1 Birth Rate ( # per 1000 people): 46 Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 16 Rate of Natural Increase: 3.1% Population Growth Rate: 3.0 Infant Mortality Rate ( # of deaths per 1000 live births): 84.0 Total Fertility Rate ( average # of children per women): 6.3 Population Age < 15: 46% Population Ages 65+: 3% Dependency rate ( add together Population Age < 15 % and Ages 65+ %): 49% Life Expectancy at Birth (Total): 49 Life Expectancy at Birth Females:49 Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 49 Primary School Completion Rate Females: 82% Primary School Completion Rate Males: 92% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: 44% Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: 53% GNI PPP per capita in US$: $1,280 Population Living Below US$2 per day: 82% Economically Active Females 15+: 60% Economically Active Males 15+: 79% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 28 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): N/A Undernourished Population: 46% Underweight Children Under Age 5: 23.00% HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 13.5% |
Population Pyramids |
Demographic Transition Model
Zambia is currently in stage 1 to 2 of the Demographic Transition. High birth rates correspond with middle to high death rates, and the rate of Natural Increase is a high 3.1%. Population is growing rapidly and the life expectancies and fertility rate fit perfectly between stage one and two. Moreover, the population pyramid shape is a hybrid of stage one and stage two pyramids.