2022 Census
Economic & Financial Statistics
January 2023 records a Trade Surplus – (K6.1bn)
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Trade Surplus(K6.1bn) posted in Jan. 2023. Exports increased by 42.6%, while imports decreased by 1.6% The country recorded a trade surplus of K6.1 billion in January 2023 compared to a ...
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Economic & Financial Statistics
National Average Prices for Selected Products, February 2023 
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  On a monthly basis, retail prices between January 2023 and February 2023 showed that the national average price of a 25 kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal increased by ...
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Economic & Financial Statistics
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate Increased to 1.9 Percent
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 The overall monthly inflation for February 2023 was recorded at 1.9 percent compared with 2.1 percent in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price decreases in selected ...
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Economic & Financial Statistics
Year-on-Year Inflation for February 2023 at 9.6 Percent
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Annual inflation for February 2023 increased to 9.6 percent from 9.4 percent recorded in January, 2022. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 9.6 percent ...
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Census
Zambia’s population up to 19,610,769 in 2022 from 13,092,666 in 2010
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Zambia’s population as of 8th September 2022 was 19,610,769. The male population was 9,603,056 and the female population was 10,007,713.
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Census
Trend in Population Size, Zambia 1969 – 2022
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The population of Zambia more than quadrupled from 4,056,955 in 1969 to 19,610,769 in 2022
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Census
Population Size by Province, Zambia 2010 and 2022
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In 2022, Lusaka Province had the largest population size at 3,079,964 followed by Copperbelt with 2,757,539. The Province with the smallest population size was Muchinga with 918,296  
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Census
Total Number of Household by Province, Zambia 2022
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Lusaka Province had the largest number of households at 687,923, followed by Copperbelt and Eastern provinces with 581,138 and 495,616, respectively. Muchinga Province had the smallest number of households with ...
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Census
Population Density by Province, Zambia 2022
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In 2022, the national population density was 26.1 persons per square kilometer. This depicts an increase in the number of persons per square kilometer at national level from 17.4 in ...
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News
89-98-96 Zambia on track to meet all the UNAIDS 95-95-95 after exceeding HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression targets
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The Zambia Population‐based HIV/AIDS Impact Assessment 2021 (ZAMPHIA 2021) was a household‐based national survey among adults (defined as individuals aged 15 years or older) conducted between April and December 2021 ...
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Key Statistics

2023 IAOS-ISI Conference

THEME

 "Better Lives 2030: Mobilising the Power of Data for Africa and the World"

The conference is jointly organised by the IAOS, ISI and the Zambia Statistics Agency – ZamStats

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DATE

4th to 6th April, 2023.

DESTINATION

AVANI Victoria Falls Resort -  Livingstone, ZAMBIA.

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Data At-A-Glance

Consumer Price Index - Food and Non-Food (National) 2009=100

wdt_ID Year Month Total Food Non-Food
1 Weight 1000 534.85 465.15
2 2019 January 219.27 216.03 222.99
3 2019 February 220.87 217.70 224.52
4 2019 March 223.29 221.74 225.06
5 2019 April 224.92 224.03 225.94
6 2019 May 226.84 226.47 227.25
7 2019 June 228.54 227.37 229.87
8 2019 July 229.56 228.26 231.07
9 2019 August 231.27 230.95 231.63
10 2019 September 234.08 235.59 232.34
Year Month Total Food Non-Food

QGDP Growth Rates Constant 2010 prices (K\'Million)

wdt_ID SECTOR KIND OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021
1 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q3
2 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 6.52 1.44 -2.59 2.53 -7.70 10.30 -6.06 -31.64 60.09 1.46 7.19
3 Agriculture (Crop & Livestock) 7.29 1.66 -3.14 2.58 -8.75 11.18 -6.59 -35.08 66.92 2.78 10.25
4 Forestry & Logging 6.39 1.66 0.28 0.76 0.67 2.16 -2.03 -2.34 1.52 -0.05 -9.07
5 Fishing & Aquaculture -10.59 -4.69 7.83 4.21 4.78 4.10 0.22 -1.42 50.90 -18.01 2.19
6 Mining and quarrying -3.15 5.42 3.85 -2.46 -6.04 8.05 9.09 1.87 -4.80 6.99 -9.31
7 Mining -4.02 2.89 4.73 -3.21 -6.65 9.27 10.44 1.90 -6.16 7.78 -11.11
8 Other mining and quarrying 4.09 24.64 -1.64 2.57 -2.18 0.73 0.26 1.65 4.97 1.91 3.62
9 Manufacturing 9.01 1.88 10.67 4.92 6.27 0.35 6.45 1.47 0.59 -1.31 5.64
10 Food, Beverages & Tobacco -4.86 9.46 16.17 -0.80 1.40 -0.03 0.13 -0.05 0.99 -2.23 8.47
SECTOR KIND OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021

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