Population: 8,445,724 (July 1991), growth rate 3.5% (1991)

Birth rate: 49 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 2 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 79 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 55 years male, 58 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.9 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Zambian(s); adjective--Zambian

Ethnic divisions: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%

Religion: Christian 50-75%, Muslim and Hindu, remainder indigenous beliefs 1%

Language: English (official); about 70 indigenous languages

Literacy: 73% (male 81%, female 65%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 2,455,000; 85% agriculture; 6% mining, manufacturing, and construction; 9% transport and services

Organized labor: about 238,000 wage earners are unionized

NOTE: The information regarding Zambia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zambia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zambia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.