2022 Census
Economic & Financial Statistics
March 2023 records a Trade Surplus
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The country recorded a trade deficit of K2.8 billion in March 2023 compared to a surplus of K2.8 billion in February 2023 (see Table 10). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced ...
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Economic & Financial Statistics
Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.9 Percent
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The overall monthly inflation for April 2023 was recorded at 0.9 percent compared with 1.0 percent in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price decreases in selected ...
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Year-on-Year Inflation for April 2023 at 10.2 Percent
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Annual inflation for April 2023 increased to 10.2 percent from 9.9 percent recorded in March, 2023. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 10.2 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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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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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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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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