Gender in Zambia 259 indicators covering gender for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 2030 up 17.7% 45th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year 2030 down 17.3% 18th Population 15,306 2030 up 41.7% 67th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 2030 up 41.7% 67th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year 2030 down 12.8% 11th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 2025 up 16.2% 42nd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 2025 up 16.3% 44th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 2025 up 16.1% 44th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 2025 up 16.2% 44th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 2025 up 15.8% 45th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 2025 up 15.8% 45th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 2025 up 15.6% 45th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 2025 up 15.6% 46th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 312,555 2025 up 15.7% 45th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 312,485 2025 up 15.7% 47th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 307,395 2025 up 16.3% 47th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 307,293 2025 up 16.4% 47th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 38.04 2027 down 8.2% 99th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.791 2025 up 11.6% 82nd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.675 2025 up 7.0% 96th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.856 2025 up 8.5% 36th Women's Political Participation Index 0.869 2025 up 19.4% 114th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.791 2025 up 11.6% 82nd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.791 2025 up 11.6% 82nd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year 2025 — 144th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.791 2025 up 11.6% 82nd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 17.1% 2024 up 51.4% 146th Prevalence of obesity, male 5.5% 2024 up 65.2% 176th Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.27 years 2024 up 7.5% 198th Life expectancy at age 60, male 14.53 years 2024 up 1.2% 210th Share of women who are obese 17.1% 2024 up 51.4% 149th Share of women who are overweight or obese 39.7% 2024 up 29.8% 164th Share of overweight men vs. women 21.8% 2024 up 38.7% 178th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 73.8% 2024 up 26.7% 171st Share of women who are married or in a union 14.6% 2018 down 16.7% 43rd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 43.8% 29th Population, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 11.5% 22nd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.9% 51st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 53.2 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 5.9% 175th Women, Business and the Law Index 81.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 28.7% 90th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 9.3% 19th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 27.88 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.6% 147th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 7.7% 169th Labor force, female 3.71 million 2025 up 56.3% 55th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1693 units per person 2025 up 16.9% 129th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 index 2025 up 4.5% 16th Page 1 of 5 Next →