Country profile
Zambia
Africa · Capital: Lusaka · Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
Zambia is a country in Africa, with its capital at Lusaka. It has a GDP of $25.3B (2024), a population of 21.9M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,187.
- GDP
- $25.3B
- GDP per capita
- $1,187
- Population
- 21.9M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,379
2024 · #117 of 200
2024 · #178 of 200
2025 · #61 of 216
2025 · #160 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $25.3B2024 · #117
- GDP per capita
- $1,1872024 · #178
- GDP growth
- 3.82%2024 · #79
- Inflation
- 14.99%2024 · #157
- Unemployment
- 5.92%2025 · #108
- Population
- 21.9M2025 · #61
- GDP (PPP)
- $95.97B2025 · #101
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,3792025 · #160
- Gini index
- 51.52022 · #156
- Government debt
- 86%2025
People
- Median age
- 18.4 yrs2024 · #217
- Fertility rate
- 4.0 children/woman2024 · #25
- Urbanization
- 45.9%2025 · #159
- Net migration
- +6,562/yr2025 · #47
- Life expectancy
- 66.5 yrs2024 · #180
- HDI
- 0.5952023 · #154
- Homicide rate
- 5.2 per 100k2015 · #117
Money
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
- Top income tax
- 30%2024 · #86
Figures
- Internet users
- 17.1%2024 · #176
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.5 t2024 · #159
- Area
- 752,612 km²#40
- Population density
- 29 /km²2025 · #172
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 65 destinations2026 · #135
- Corruption index
- 39/1002024 · #93
- Military spending
- 1.3%2024 · #88
- Renewable energy
- 83.0%2021 · #11