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Zambia: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts of Zambia according to census results.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2000-10-20
Population
Census
2010-10-16
Population
Census
2022-08-18
CentralProvince1,012,2571,307,1112,252,483
ChibomboDistrict154,235199,536421,315
ChisambaDistrict87,377103,983160,828
ChitamboDistrict40,78648,861100,603
KabweDistrict176,758202,360299,206
Kapiri MposhiDistrict178,404232,548371,068
LuanoDistrict13,85325,54866,679
MkushiDistrict93,585128,986208,635
MumbwaDistrict122,041173,311332,237
NgabweDistrict16,34821,23842,104
SerenjeDistrict92,050117,880158,192
ShibuyunjiDistrict36,82052,86091,616
CopperbeltProvince1,581,2211,972,3172,757,539
ChililabombweDistrict67,53391,833141,899
ChingolaDistrict172,026216,626299,936
KalulushiDistrict75,806100,381170,701
KitweDistrict376,124517,543661,901
LuanshyaDistrict147,908156,059211,966
LufwanyamaDistrict63,18578,503133,060
MasaitiDistrict95,581103,857177,829
MpongweDistrict64,37193,380135,486
MufuliraDistrict143,930162,889200,182
NdolaDistrict374,757451,246624,579
EasternProvince1,306,1731,696,5552,454,788
ChadizaDistrict49,34562,742111,069
ChamaDistrict74,890103,894140,326
Chasefu (← Lundazi)District...99,828131,160
Chipangali (← Chipata)District...122,916169,357
ChipataDistrict...234,750327,059
Kasenengwa (← Chipata)District...98,117155,565
KateteDistrict123,912160,985214,072
Lumezi (← Lundazi)District...93,717158,971
LundaziDistrict...130,325154,908
Lusangazi (Msanzala; ← Petauke)District...66,281110,523
MambweDistrict47,37668,918119,313
NyimbaDistrict70,42585,025136,238
PetaukeDistrict...174,775259,385
SindaDistrict115,619149,697213,762
VubwiDistrict34,63644,58553,080
LuapulaProvince775,353991,9271,514,011
ChembeDistrict29,11023,39451,532
Chienge (Chiengi)District83,824114,225189,893
Chifunabuli (← Samfya)District...83,337116,326
ChipiliDistrict27,38932,56547,210
KawambwaDistrict66,95789,120123,652
LungaDistrict19,07824,00539,383
MansaDistrict150,639204,998327,063
MilengeDistrict28,79043,33756,543
MwansabombweDistrict35,54645,29458,919
MwenseDistrict78,37087,276122,605
NchelengeDistrict111,119152,807233,696
SamfyaDistrict...91,569147,189
LusakaProvince1,391,3292,191,2253,079,964
ChilangaDistrict56,673107,051225,276
ChongweDistrict100,281141,301313,389
KafueDistrict93,544120,415219,574
LuangwaDistrict18,94824,30435,933
LusakaDistrict1,084,7031,747,1522,204,059
RufunsaDistrict37,18051,00281,733
MuchingaProvince449,296607,763918,296
ChinsaliDistrict74,03986,723148,997
IsokaDistrict57,23972,189111,599
Kanchibiya (← Mpika)District...82,15193,052
Lavushimanda (← Mpika)District...40,67755,755
MafingaDistrict42,08065,969102,533
MpikaDistrict...80,551149,063
NakondeDistrict75,135119,708178,788
Shiwang'anduDistrict54,60759,79578,509
NorthernProvince809,4001,105,8241,618,412
ChilubiDistrict66,33881,248114,011
KaputaDistrict44,88870,881102,854
KasamaDistrict170,929231,824348,552
Lunte (← Mporokoso)District...57,83984,573
Lupososhi (← Luwingu)District...69,35779,614
LuwinguDistrict...52,779101,142
MbalaDistrict...110,738161,595
MporokosoDistrict...41,00363,452
MpulunguDistrict67,60298,073153,564
MungwiDistrict112,977151,058205,096
NsamaDistrict42,34548,63377,651
Senga Hill (← Mbala)District...92,391126,308
North-WesternProvince583,350727,0441,270,028
ChavumaDistrict29,94135,04154,959
IkelengeDistrict31,48732,91944,775
KabompoDistrict34,47644,18065,760
Kalumbila (← Solwezi)District...69,608177,067
KasempaDistrict51,90485,505111,272
ManyingaDistrict36,76248,14175,030
MufumbweDistrict44,00258,06298,217
Mushindamo (← Solwezi)District...36,43365,335
MwinilungaDistrict86,018104,317136,770
SolweziDistrict...132,532332,623
ZambeziDistrict64,96380,306108,220
SouthernProvince1,212,1241,589,9262,381,728
ChikankataDistrict58,61559,90998,671
ChirunduDistrict29,67147,34478,780
ChomaDistrict147,869180,673266,916
GwembeDistrict34,13353,11779,273
Itezhi-TezhiDistrict43,11168,599130,216
KalomoDistrict131,971188,693274,640
KazungulaDistrict68,265104,731173,002
LivingstoneDistrict103,288139,509177,393
MazabukaDistrict144,604171,063232,045
MonzeDistrict163,578191,872268,432
NamwalaDistrict82,810102,866167,938
PembaDistrict57,02967,187101,021
SiavongaDistrict29,19342,86966,030
SinazongweDistrict80,455101,617159,055
ZimbaDistrict37,53269,877108,316
WesternProvince765,088902,9741,363,520
KalaboDistrict79,70183,442111,769
KaomaDistrict82,270103,280146,690
LimulungaDistrict42,44850,74161,102
LuampaDistrict44,25743,84061,023
LukuluDistrict48,74458,53496,290
MiteteDistrict19,63127,46839,641
MonguDistrict119,554128,844197,816
MulobeziDistrict24,51330,48245,326
MwandiDistrict23,17625,05440,418
NaloloDistrict48,73155,56973,645
NkeyemaDistrict36,04142,170106,074
SenangaDistrict60,38870,937112,040
SeshekeDistrict30,48043,84872,655
Shang'omboDistrict39,08050,81973,822
SikongoDistrict35,10545,46259,670
SiomaDistrict30,96942,48465,539
ZambiaRepublic9,885,59113,092,66619,610,769

Source: Central Statistical Office Zambia (web).

Explanation: Provinces and districts in 2022 boundaries. The results of the 2022 census are preliminary; its reference period is 18 August to 7 September.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males9,603,056
Females10,007,713