diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 66.26 years. Country comparison to the world: 197th male: 64.52 years female: 68.06 years (2022 est.) total population: 53 years male: 51.4 years female: 54.7 years (2018 est.) total population: 52.7 years male: 51.1 years female: 54.4 years (2017 est.) total population:37.24 years male:37.08 years female:37.41 years (2000 est.) Education expenditures 4.5% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 85th Nationality noun:Zambian(s) adjective:Zambian Demographic profile Zambia's youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia's high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country's total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world's highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country's lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood. Languages Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.) note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 90.6% female: 83.1% (2018) total population: 63.4% male: 70.9% female: 56% (2015 est.) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 total: 30.1% male: 32.1% female: 27.6% (2019 est.) total: 15.2% male: 14.6% female: 15.8% (2012 est.) See also Cultures of Zambia Angolans in Zambia Chinese people in Zambia Indians in Zambia Zimbabweans in Zambia References