Zambia 2000 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING Republic of Zambia Central Statistical Office P.O. Box 31908 Lusaka November, 2003 Summary Report for the 2000 Census of Population and Housing Central Statistical Office P.O. Box 31908 Lusaka e-mail: [email protected] website: www.zamstats.gov.zm Designed and Published by Desktop Publishing Unit, CSO – Lusaka Preface The 2000 Census of Population and Housing was undertaken from 16th October to 15th November, 2000. This was the fourth census since Independence in 1964. The other three were carried out in 1969, 1980 and 1990. The 2000 Census operations were undertaken with the use of Grade 11 pupils as enumerators, Primary School Teachers as supervisors, Professionals from within Central Statistical Office and other government departments being as Trainers and Management Staff. Professionals and Technical Staff of the Central Statistical Office were assigned more technical and professional tasks. Summary results are presented in this report. These include population counts up to ward level. Growth rates and densities are also shown. Detailed analytical and specialised reports show other indicators such as life expectancy, child mortality, fertility, migration, housing indicators, education, demographic structures and economic activity. The success of the Census accrues to the dedicated support and involvement of a large number of institutions and individuals. My sincere thanks go to Co-operating partners namely the British Government, the Japanese Government, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Norwegian Government, the Dutch Government, the Finnish Government, the Danish Government, the German Government, University of Michigan, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Canadian Government for providing financial, material and technical assistance which enabled the Central Statistical Office carry out the Census. Finally, we would like to show gratitude to the people of Zambia for co-operating in providing the valuable information, to the enumerators, supervisors, master trainers, provincial census officers, district census officers and to all others who contributed to the collection, processing and compilation of this valuable information in one way or another. Dr. Buleti G. Nsemukila Director of Census and Statistics November, 2003 2000 Census Summary Report ii Table of Contents Preface ...............................................................................................................................................................................ii Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................................iii List of Tables.......................................................................................................................................................iv List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................v List of Maps ...................................................................................................................................................................vi List of Annexes ............................................................................................................................................................vii 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................1 2. Overview of Population Results .....................................................................................................................1 3. Percent Distribution of Population and Population Density .........................................................7 4. Provincial Population Patterns ........................................................................................................................8 4.1 Central Province .....................................................................................................................................8 4.2 Copperbelt province............................................................................................................................8 4.3 Eastern Province.....................................................................................................................................9 4.4 Luapula Province....................................................................................................................................9 4.5 Lusaka Province ......................................................................................................................................9 4.6 Northern Province..............................................................................................................................10 4.7 North-Western Province.................................................................................................................10 4.8 Southern Province..............................................................................................................................10 4.9 Western Province................................................................................................................................10 5. Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................11 Annexes .........................................................................................................................................................................12 2000 Census Summary Report iii List of Tables Table 1. Population Size and Growth Rates by Province, 1980-2000...........................................6 Table 2. Percent Distribution of Population and Population Density by Province and Census Year, 1980, 1990 and 2000 ...................................................................8 2000 Census Summary Report iv List of Figures Figure 1: Percent Distribution of Population by Province, 2000 Census .....................................7 Figure 2: Average Annual Inter-censal Population Growth Rates, 1980 - 2000 ......................7 Figure 3: Percent Distribution of Population by Province, 1980-200 Census ...........................8 Figure 4: Population Density by Province, 1980 - 2000 ........................................................................8 2000 Census Summary Report v List of Maps Map 1: Provincial Population Growth Rates (1990 - 2000) .................................................................2 Map 2: Population Growth Rates by District (1990 - 2000) ................................................................3 Map 3: Provincial Population Density (1990 - 2000) ..............................................................................4 Map 4: District Population Density (1990 - 2000) ....................................................................................5 2000 Census Summary Report vi List of Annexes Annex 1:Population Size and Average Annual Growth Rates by District, Province and Census Year .................................................................................................................12 Annex 2: Population by Sex, District, Province and Percent Distribution ................................ 14 Annex 3: Households and Population Distribution by Province, District, Constituency and Ward; ...............................................................................................................16 Annex 4: Key Persons Involved in the 2000 Census Analysis ............................................................42 Annex 5: 2000 Census of Population and Housing Questionnaire (Form A) ...........................43 Annex 6: 2000 Census of Population and Housing Questionnaire (Form B) ...........................45 2000 Census Summary Report vii 2000 Census Summary Report viii 1. Introduction every individual member of the household who was present. Where The 2000 Census of Population and the individual was too young to answer th Housing was carried out from 16 questions on their own or was not October, to 15th November, 2000. The found at home, any adult with Census enumeration was conducted by sufficient knowledge about the person a team of about 30,000 staff. Census not available answered questions on enumerators visited all buildings in their behalf. In some cases, Form B Zambia whether completed, could not be administered because incomplete, abandoned, habitable and even potential proxy respondents did inhabitable for the purpose of not have sufficient information about identifying characteristics of all the persons not available. buildings, households and other human aspects. All persons who lived 2. Overview of Population Results in the buildings were counted. Persons who were present at the time of the The population count from the 2000 enumerator’s visit were counted Census of Population and Housing for directly while those who were absent Zambia is 9,885,591 as at 25th October were enumerated by proxy, that is, 2000 (Census date). Of the 9,885,591 reported as persons who lived there persons, 4,946,298 were males while but were absent. More information 4,939,293 were females. Copperbelt was collected for persons who were province has the largest population