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Zambia in charts

The figure for Zambia on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $1,187

    World: $13,717
    178th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    21.9M

    World: 8.22B
    61st highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    66.5

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 181st highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    17.1%

    World: 71.2%
    176th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    53.6%

    World: 91.9%
    197th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    5.9%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 75th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    15%

    World: 3%
    18th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.5

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 159th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $80.00

    World: $1,317
    152nd highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Zambia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Zambia: Up from 0% in 1990 to 17.1% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Zambia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Zambia: Up from 48.2 years in 1990 to 66.5 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Zambia and the world, 1990 to 2025

Zambia: Up from $422 in 1990 to $1,318 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Zambia, 1990 to 2025

Zambia: Up from 7.8 million people in 1990 to 21.9 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Zambia with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.