Zambia

Interesting Facts About Zambia

• As of the 2022 census, Zambia's population was 19,610,769.
• The Bemba are the largest ethnic group, comprising 33.6% of the population with 3.3 million people.
• Zambia is one of the most highly urbanised countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with 44% of the population concentrated along major transport corridors.
• Zambia nominally includes approximately 73 ethnic groups, though in practice there are fewer distinct groups, with most Zambians speaking Bantu languages.
• The rapid urbanisation of Zambia was triggered by the onset of industrial copper mining on the Copperbelt in the late 1920s.
• An estimated 80,000 Chinese were reported to reside in Zambia in 2006, with the Asian population having significant control over the manufacturing sector.

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