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Demographics

Kitwe is a city located in the northern region of Zambia, which is situated in south-central Africa. It is the main centre for industrial and commercial activities within the copper-belt region.


Kitwe's population

"Kitwe's 2024 population is now estimated at 792,350. In 1950, the population of Kitwe was 45,887. Kitwe has grown by 29,369 in the last year, which represents a 3.85% annual change" (worldpopulationreview.com, 2024).


Population by age

The chart shows that there is a large number of young people in Kitwe, which means that the community is likely to grow and that there will be a need for schools and places for leisure activities which the centre could provide. 



Zambia has diverse ethnicities which includes the Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, and others. Which are also found in Kitwe. "The officials languages of Zambia are: Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, English" (Zambia, 2023)

The main religion in Zambia is christianity although it is divided in different branches.




"There are also smaller groups that follow different religions such as Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8%" (www.indexmundi.com, 2021)


This data displays the overall population of Zambia from 2012 to 2022, categorised by gender. "In 2022, around 10.14 million people in Zambia were female, and approximately 9.88 million were male" (O’Neill, 2024).

Images references

worldpopulationreview.com (2024) Kitwe population 2024 Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/kitwe-population Accessed: 19/03/2024

United Nations Population Fund (2023) Population Available at: https://www.unfpa.org/data/world-population/ZM Accessed: 19/03/2024

Encyclopedia Britannica (2020) People of Zambia Available at: https://www.britannica.com/place/Zambia/Sports-and-recreation Accessed: 19/03/2024

Statista (2022) Zambia total population Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/967971/total-population-of-zambia-by-gender/#:~:text=This%20statistic%20shows%20the%20total Accessed: 19/03/2024

References

worldpopulationreview.com. (2024). Kitwe Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs). [online] Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/kitwe-population [Accessed 19 Mar. 2024].

Zambia. (2023). minorityrights.org. [online] Available at: https://minorityrights.org/country/zambia/ [Accessed 19 Mar. 2024].

www.indexmundi.com. (2021). Zambia Demographics Profile. [online] Available at: https://www.indexmundi.com/zambia/demographics_profile.html#:~:text=19%2C077%2C816%20(July%202021%20est.)&text=Bemba%2021%25%2C%20Tonga%2013.6%25 [Accessed 19 Mar. 2024]. Source: CIA World Factbook.

O’Neill, A. (2024). Zambia - total population by gender 2022. [online] Statista. Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/967971/total-population-of-zambia-by-gender/#:~:text=This%20statistic%20shows%20the%20total [Accessed 19 Mar. 2024].

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