Zambezi

Area of Zambezi	14,464.1 km²
Population	109,203
Male Population	54,414 (49.8%)
Female Population	54,789 (50.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+200.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+30.1%
Median Age	19.8 years old
Male Median Age	19.3 years old
Female Median Age	20.2 years old
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Zambezi Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	36,309	61,788	83,947	109,203
Population Density	2.51 / km²	4.27 / km²	5.8 / km²	7.55 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zambezi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 30.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zambezi	+200.8%	+76.7%	+30.1%
Namibia	+171.3%	+72.4%	+28.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zambezi Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	7,812	7,706	15,518
5-9	6,862	6,866	13,729
10-14	7,058	6,562	13,620
15-19	6,356	6,050	12,406
20-24	5,089	5,123	10,212
25-29	4,935	4,518	9,453
30-34	3,519	3,175	6,695
35-39	3,435	2,757	6,192
40-44	2,266	2,193	4,459
45-49	1,776	1,925	3,701
50-54	1,436	1,563	2,999
55-59	888	1,080	1,968
60-64	776	1,220	1,996
65-69	613	1,054	1,667
70-74	508	834	1,342
75-79	389	765	1,155
80-84	321	720	1,041
85 Plus	377	680	1,058

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zambezi Population Density

Population Density: 7.55 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Zambezi	109,203	14,464.1 km²	7.55 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zambezi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
900	2,280	n/a	n/a
1000	2,469	0.8%	18
1100	2,688	0.9%	21
1200	2,920	0.8%	23
1300	3,164	0.8%	24
1400	3,423	0.8%	25
1500	3,696	0.8%	27
1600	3,976	0.7%	28
1700	4,273	0.7%	29
1800	7,181	5.3%	290
1900	12,855	6%	567
1910	13,671	6.3%	816
1920	14,556	6.5%	885
1930	15,532	6.7%	976
1940	16,663	7.3%	1,131
1950	18,319	9.9%	1,656
1960	23,011	25.6%	4,692
1970	29,408	27.8%	6,397
1990	61,788	45%	16,190
2000	83,947	35.9%	22,159
2020	117,728	18.4%	16,890
2030	132,638	12.7%	14,910
2040	144,459	8.9%	11,821
2050	153,208	6.1%	8,749
2060	159,061	3.8%	5,853
2070	162,223	2%	3,162
2080	162,598	0.2%	375
2090	160,530	-1.3%	-2,068
2100	156,507	-2.5%	-4,023

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Zambezi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zambezi	261,066 t	2.39 t	18 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (4.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Zambezi

Places in Zambezi

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Kabe	2,098.5 km²	16,801	8.01 / km²
Katima Mulilo	1,932.5 km²	56,439	29.2 / km²
Kongola	5,020.7 km²	9,270	1.85 / km²
Linyanti	3,753.5 km²	16,159	4.31 / km²
Sibbinda	1,658.9 km²	10,536	6.35 / km²

Other places in Namibia

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Erongo	63,550 km²	189,859	2.99 / km²
Hardap	109,664.7 km²	92,689	0.85 / km²
Karas	161,306 km²	88,558	0.55 / km²
Khomas	36,999 km²	423,169	11.4 / km²
Kunene	115,322.6 km²	118,044	1.02 / km²
Ohangwena	10,695.5 km²	277,705	26.0 / km²
Okavango	48,840.1 km²	274,196	5.61 / km²
Omaheke	84,781.2 km²	79,934	0.94 / km²
Omusati	26,554.3 km²	271,625	10.2 / km²
Oshana	8,649.2 km²	199,473	23.1 / km²
Oshikoto	38,626.5 km²	211,058	5.46 / km²
Otjozondjupa	104,673.8 km²	162,977	1.56 / km²

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