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1) Natural Geography
 

Area > Land 740,724 sq km [39th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita) 63.475 sq km per 1,000 people [38th of 227]
Area > Total 752,614 sq km [45th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita) 64.494 sq km per 1,000 people [36th of 231]
Area > Water 11,890 sq km [36th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita) 1,018.892 sq km per million people [39th of 225]
Capital city with population Lusaka - 1,391,000
Climate
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Coastline 0 km [260th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Zambezi river 329 m
Forested Land 42% [54th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 15 00 S, 30 00 E
Geography > Note
landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe
Irrigated land 1,560 sq km [81st of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita) 138.161 sq km per million people [97th of 167]
Land area > sq. km 743,390 km² [38th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita) 63.709 km² per 1,000 people [36th of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries
Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
Land boundaries > Total 5,664 km [24th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita) 485.366 km per million people [37th of 164]
Land use > Arable land 6.99% [133rd of 258]
Land use > Other 92.97% [90th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 0.04% [185th of 258]
Largest city with population Lusaka - 1,391,000
Location
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Map references Africa
Maritime claims none (landlocked)
Natural hazards
periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
Natural resources
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
northernmost point > Latitude 08°14'S
Population density 13.05 people per sqkm [197th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 15.7 people/m² [169th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 139.7 people/km² of arable lan [133rd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 752,610 km² [38th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita) 64.5 km² per 1,000 people [36th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mafinga Hills
Terrain
mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains


 

SOURCES
CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Zambia, Republic of Zambia


2) Human Geography

Age distribution

Zambia Population Pyramid for 1990
Age and sex distribution for the year 1990




Zambia Population Pyramid for 1995
Age and sex distribution for the year 1995




Zambia Population Pyramid for 2000
Age and sex distribution for the year 2000




Zambia Population Pyramid for 2003
Age and sex distribution for the year 2003




Zambia Population Pyramid for 2005
Age and sex distribution for the year 2005




Zambia Population Pyramid for 2010
Age and sex distribution for the year 2010




Zambia Population Pyramid for 2020
Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2020





Zambia Population Pyramid for 2050
Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2050





 Source
US Census Bureau July 17, 2003


Labor

Child employment in agriculture > % of economically active children ages 7-14 90.51 % [3rd of 11]
Child employment in agriculture, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 88.07 % [3rd of 11]
Child employment in agriculture, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14 92.69 % [1st of 11]
Child employment in manufacturing > % of economically active children ages 7-14 0.52 % [7th of 10]
Child employment in manufacturing, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 0.8 % [6th of 10]
Child employment in manufacturing, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14 0.27 % [8th of 10]
Child employment in services > % of economically active children ages 7-14 8.65 % [5th of 11]
Child employment in services, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 10.98 % [4th of 11]
Child employment in services, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14 6.57 % [8th of 11]
Compensation of employees > % of expense 31.13 % [28th of 97]
Compensation of employees > current LCU 405800000000
CPIA building human resources rating 3.5 [47th of 75]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 15.61 [47th of 89]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 64.01 [14th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 81.42 [26th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 84.22 [67th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 85.21 [74th of 165]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 84.38 [85th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 80.28 [98th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 76.59 [102nd of 163]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 72.66 [98th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 66.23 [67th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 56.3 [61st of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 42.26 [41st of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 16.5 [54th of 92]
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 67.39 [14th of 164]
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 89.91 [22nd of 166]
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 96.09 [53rd of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.82 [104th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.04 [113rd of 164]
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 95.78 [129th of 163]
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 94.95 [113rd of 167]
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 92.98 [83rd of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 90.51 [60th of 167]
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 75.6 [70th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 55.37 [45th of 162]
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 14.71 [45th of 89]
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 60.54 [19th of 164]
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 72.75 [51st of 166]
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 72.67 [71st of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 74.17 [73rd of 167]
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 73.25 [79th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 67.42 [89th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 61.82 [96th of 161]
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 56.85 [90th of 166]
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 48.26 [68th of 167]
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 41.65 [54th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 30.74 [34th of 167]
Economically active children, female 13.88 % [6th of 34]
Economically active children, male 15.02 % [4th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work 27.17 % [9th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work, female 29.25 % [8th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work, male 25.2 % [9th of 34]
Economically active children, total 14.45 % [4th of 34]
Economically active children, work only 72.83 % [2nd of 34]
Economically active children, work only, female 70.75 % [3rd of 33]
Economically active children, work only, male 74.8 % [2nd of 34]
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 78 % [2nd of 86]
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 64 % [2nd of 86]
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 2 % [82nd of 86]
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 10 % [81st of 86]
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 20 % [81st of 86]
Employees, services, male > % of male employment 26.9 % [79th of 86]
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 70 % [3rd of 94]
Employment in industry > % of total employment 7 % [90th of 94]
Employment in services > % of total employment 23 % [88th of 94]
Female economic activity 64.2% [34th of 156]
Female economic activity growth -2% [137th of 156]
Firing cost > weeks of wages 177.7 weeks of wages [4th of 164]
force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 68.29 % [40th of 184]
force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64 91.48 % [9th of 184]
force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64 79.94 % [20th of 184]
force, female > % of total labor force 42.21 % [88th of 184]
force, total 4,949,675 [71st of 184]
force, total (per capita) 0.424 per capita [118th of 184]
Labor force 4,989,000 [58th of 132]
Labor force (per capita) 434,678.548 per million people [72nd of 131]
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 85% [1st of 32]
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 6% [28th of 29]
Labor force > By occupation > Services 9% [29th of 29]
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Date February 9, 1976
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15 [69th of 146]
Parental leave > Paid maternity leave 12 weeks
Regulation 46 [85th of 123]
Regulation > Employment Conditions 64 [79th of 123]
Regulation > Firing 40 [54th of 123]
Regulation > Hiring 33 [100th of 123]
regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 16.91 % [1st of 39]
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date September 2, 1996
Rigidity of employment index 23 [127th of 166]
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 29.4 % [123rd of 174]
skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 35.75 % [2nd of 38]
Technicians in R&D > per million people 15.54 per million people [47th of 49]
Unemployment rate 50% [2nd of 107]
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 12 % [35th of 95]
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 13 % [12th of 95]
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 12 % [26th of 101]
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 21.1 % [14th of 77]
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 20.7 % [10th of 77]
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 20.9 % [13th of 77]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 24,000,000 $ [105th of 149]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per $ GDP) 3.301 $ per $1,000 of GDP [82nd of 166]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per capita) 2.057 $ per 1,000 people [116th of 167]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Minimum Age Convention, 1973 ; Wikipedia: Parental leave ; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference; Wikipedia: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Zambia, Republic of Zambia


People
 

African countries by population density > area 752,614 [17th of 56]
African countries by population density > pop. dens. 13 [44th of 56]
African countries by population density > population 9,959,037 [24th of 56]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.95 [12th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 46.3 % [13th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 46.5 [11th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 2,634,379 [62nd of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 45.4% [15th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 2,659,572 [62nd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 51.1 [218th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 51.3 % [213rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 3,053,465 [80th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 52.3% [206th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 3,045,536 [79th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 2.4 % [214th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 160,920 [114th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 2.4% [211st of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 115,662 [119th of 225]
Birth rate 40.52 births/1,000 population [17th of 226]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 6 [51st of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 10 [54th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 16 [52nd of 52]
Chinese population 150 [102nd of 127]
Chinese population (per capita) 1.332 per 100,000 people [105th of 126]
CPIA social protection rating 3 [59th of 75]
Death rate 21.35 deaths/1,000 population [6th of 226]
Education expenditures 2 % of GDP [51st of 55]
Ethnic groups
African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Female population > Age 10-14 771,854 [60th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.71 [5th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 684,491 [65th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.95 [13th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 589,144 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.12 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 469,988 [70th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.09 [63rd of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 340,969 [79th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 2.96 [195th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 223,034 [93rd of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 1.94 [219th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 173,936 [102nd of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 1.51 [223rd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 152,285 [105th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.32 [222nd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 134,493 [101st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.17 [218th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 112,137 [104th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 0.97 [211st of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 88,847 [101st of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.77 [202nd of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 67,646 [109th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.59 [208th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 46,401 [112nd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.4 [207th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 25,809 [118th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.22 [206th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 18,884 [120th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.16 [201st of 224]
Gender development 0.424 [125th of 141]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Lusaka
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
700 (est.)
Male population > Age 10-14 773,324 [62nd of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.72 [9th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 687,421 [67th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.98 [19th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 595,975 [66th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.18 [30th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 486,980 [69th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.23 [65th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 382,034 [78th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.32 [155th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 261,727 [87th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.28 [214th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 176,673 [98th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 1.54 [222nd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 120,075 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.04 [223rd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 89,896 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 0.78 [223rd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 69,630 [115th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 0.61 [223rd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 55,499 [114th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.48 [223rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 46,749 [113rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.41 [220th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 34,718 [113rd of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.3 [217th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 20,842 [117th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.18 [207th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 15,568 [105th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.14 [190th of 224]
Median age > Female 17.1 years [208th of 224]
Median age > Male 16.8 years [206th of 224]
Median age > Total 16.9 years [209th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Zambian
Nationality > Noun Zambian(s)
Percentage living in rural areas. 64% [48th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 36% [152nd of 199]
Population 11,669,534 [71st of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 11,669,534 [71st of 240]
Population > Note
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 45.82 % [13th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 51.17 % [172nd of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 3.01 % [155th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.64 annual % [78th of 195]
Population growth rate 1.654% [85th of 235]
Population in 2015 13,841 [70th of 225]
Population in largest city 1,259,837 [89th of 118]
Population in largest city (per capita) 0.108 per capita [72nd of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 30.85 % [56th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 1,259,837 [90th of 106]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.108 per capita [85th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.9 % [129th of 190]
Projected population growth 107.67% [37th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 6 Dec 1991
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 30 Sep 1990
Rural population 7,584,497 [57th of 193]
Rural population (per capita) 0.65 per capita [46th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 1.58 annual % [42nd of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.98 [152nd of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1 male(s)/female [112nd of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.72 male(s)/female [151st of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female [185th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 0.99 [127th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.03 [203rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.74 [131st of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.99 [103rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.01 [204th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1 male(s)/female [84th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female [196th of 224]
Total fertility rate 5.23 children born/woman [25th of 225]
Total Population 11,502,010 [72nd of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 1,545,178 [62nd of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 13.43 [6th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 1,371,912 [67th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 11.93 [14th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 1,185,119 [66th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 10.3 [28th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 956,968 [70th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 8.32 [67th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 723,003 [79th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.29 [178th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 484,761 [91st of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 4.21 [218th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 350,609 [99th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.05 [223rd of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 272,360 [108th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.37 [224th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 224,389 [108th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.95 [221st of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 181,767 [107th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.58 [220th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 144,346 [105th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.25 [216th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 114,395 [112nd of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.99 [216th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 81,119 [114th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.71 [212nd of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 46,651 [117th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.41 [213rd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 34,452 [112nd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.3 [195th of 224]
Total Population > Female 5,784,332 [72nd of 227]
Total Population > Male 5,717,678 [72nd of 227]
Urban population 4,083,960 [88th of 195]
Urban population (per capita) 0.35 per capita [149th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 1.75 annual % [105th of 195]
Urbanization 40 [143rd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 34.8% [102nd of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 45.2% [119th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 84 [89th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 93 [45th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 34 [116th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 100 [170th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 650 [13th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 750 [25th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 43 [147th of 172]



 

SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of African countries by population density ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNICEF; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Zambia, Republic of Zambia


Mortality

 

Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people 21.88 per 1,000 people [6th of 195]
rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults 712.89 per 1,000 female adults [5th of 185]
rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults 671.59 per 1,000 male adults [5th of 185]
rate, infant > per 1,000 live births 102 per 1,000 live births [17th of 187]
rate, under-5 > per 1,000 182 per 1,000 [17th of 187]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Zambia, Republic of Zambia


Immigration

 
immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population/a> 2.357 [111st of 195]
immigrant population > Number of immigrants 275,000 [84th of 195]
immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world >0.5%
International migration stock > % of population 2.36 % [122nd of 205]
International migration stock, total 274,842 [86th of 205]
Net migration -65,000 [121st of 180]
Net migration (per capita) -5.571 per 1 million people [111st of 185]
Net migration rate -2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 populati [141st of 225]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 155,718 [14th of 151]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per capita) 13,345.206 per 1 million people [7th of 162]
Refugees > Convention on refugees 24 Sep 1969 d
Refugees > US applications 1 [58th of 64]
Refugees > US applications (per capita) 0 per 1,000 people [54th of 63]
Refugees and internally displaced persons > Refugees (country of origin)
42,565 (Angola); 60,874 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,100 (Rwanda)
US visa lottery winners 124 US visa lottery winners [72nd of 178]
US visa lottery winners (per capita) 11.0105 US visa lottery winners [96th of 176]
 


 

SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population ; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Treaty Collection; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; US Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Zambia, Republic of Zambia

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