ZambiaPopulation: 9 460 736 (July 1998 est.) (Closer to 11,000 now <2004>) Age structure: 0-14 years: 49% (male 2 342 043; female 2 316 357) 15-64 years: 48% (male 2 244 251; female 2 326 159) 65 years and over: 3% (male 106 950; female 124 976) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.13% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 44.6 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 22.55 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.8 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 92.57 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 37.07 years male: 36.81 years female: 37.33 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.41 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Zambian(s) adjective: Zambian Ethnic groups: African 98.7% European 1.1% other 0.2% Religions: Christian 50%-75% Muslim and Hindu 24%-49% indigenous beliefs 1% Languages: English (official) major vernaculars—Bemba Kaonda Lozi Lunda Luvale Nyanja Tonga and about 70 other indigenous languages Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write in English total population: 78.2% male: 85.6% female: 71.3% (1995 est.)
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