Population: 7,875,448 (July 1989), growth rate 3.0% (1989)

Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 7 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 83 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 57 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1989)

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

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

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

Language: English (official); about 70 indigenous languages

Literacy: 54%

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 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zambia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zambia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.