Zambia - Atlas of our Changing Environment

Districts of Zambia

TANZANIA

Chiengi

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Kaputa Mpulungu

Mbala

Nchelenge

Nakonde

Mporokoso

Northern

Kawambwa

Mungwi

Isoka

Ma nga

Mwense Luwingu

Kasama

Luapula

Chinsali

Chilubi

Chama

Muchinga

Mansa

Samfya

MALAWI

Milenge

Mwinilunga

Mpika

Chingola

Solwezi

Chililabomwe

Luanshya Kitwe Mufulira

Lundazi

Kalulushi

NorthWestern

Eastern

Lufwanyama

Chavuma

Serenje

Mambwe

Masaiti

Kabompo

Mpongwe

Kasempa

Zambesi

Chipata Chadiza Katete

Petauke

Mufumbwe

Kapiri Mposhi

Mkushi

Nyimba

Lukulu

Kabwe

Central

Mumbwa

Chibombo

Kalabo

Kaoma

Mongu

Lusaka

Chongwe

MOZAMBIQUE

ANGOLA

Lusaka

Luangwa

Western

Itezhi - Tezhi

Kafue

Namwala

Mazabuka

Senanga

Monze

Southern

Siavonga

Shangombo

Gwembe Choma

Sesheke

Kazangula

Kalomo

Sinazongwe

ZIMBABWE

NAMIBIA

Livingstone

BOTSWANA

Source: Central Statistics O ce, 2012

Figure 1.2 Zambia Districts Central Statistics Office, 2012

Population

Zambia has a population of 13,092,666 of which 49 per cent are male and 51 per cent are female. The majority of the population, 61 per cent, resides in rural areas. At the provincial level, Lusaka, with a population of 2,191,225, is home to the largest proportion of Zambia’s population, followed by the Copperbelt, which is home to 1,972,317 people (Central Statistics Office, 2012). Zambia’s average annual rate of population growth is approximately 2.8 per cent, and is said to be one of the fastest in sub-Saharan Africa. The country’s population although still small compared to other African nations, grew from about 2.3 million in 1963 to 9.9 million in 2000, before reaching nearly 11.7 million in 2006 (Environmental Council of Zambia, 2008).

Although the majority of Zambia’s population resides in rural areas, migration to urban areas is an ongoing trend (Central Statistics Office, 2012). The primary drivers of migration include prospects for improved economic conditions and better opportunities for higher education and employment. Rapidly growing urban populations have resulted in the emergence of unplanned settlements, making the provision of basic social services such as housing, water and sanitation a challenge. This is particularly the case in Lusaka city where the population increased from 991,226 inhabitants in 1990 to 2,191,225 inhabitants in 2010. This represents a growth rate of 4.6 per cent, which was above the national average of 2.8 per cent (Central Statistics Office, 2012).

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