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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Zambia: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 17.1% (2024), 181st of 188 in the world and 40th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 108.7 (2024), 122nd of 210 in the world and 19th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.8 (2024), 173rd of 208 in the world and 19th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users17.1%2024 · world 181/188 · region 40/46Mobile subscriptions108.72024 · world 122/210 · region 19/48Fixed broadband0.82024 · world 173/208 · region 19/48Fixed telephone0.32024 · world 182/213 · region 24/48
Internet users
ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Zambia17.1%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Zambia108.7Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Zambia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population17.1%2024181/18840/460.2%3.0%14.6%+10.6 ppsince 201435.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people108.72024122/21019/481.039.0100.2+71%since 201490.489.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.82024173/20819/480.00.10.4+512%since 20141.15.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.32024182/21324/480.80.80.4−52%since 20140.43.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people812024175/21515/48·039+1,931%since 201490371716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population53.6%2024197/21531/4816.7%22.0%44.6%+25.7 ppsince 201455.1%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population31.3%2024192/21129/472.1%4.0%14.0%+27.1 ppsince 201435.7%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population80.3%2024191/21328/4844.1%49.8%82.6%+18.8 ppsince 201482.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population10.0%2024171/19228/4815.0%16.0%10.0%−5.0 ppsince 201422.9%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person514 kWh2024122/14910/32623 kWh575 kWh618 kWh−26%since 2014380 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person812 kgoe2024104/1507/32597 kgoe635 kgoe764 kgoe+18%since 2014476 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output19.2%202423/14913/323.2%18.2%14.7%+3.8 ppsince 201413.4%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Zambia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Zambia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorZambiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaAngolaMozambiqueMalawi
Internet users17.1%202419.7%202431.2%202440.7%202420.5%202419.0%2024
Mobile subscriptions108.7202458.52024126.6202469.7202449.5202469.32024
Fixed broadband0.820240.020240.220240.420240.120240.12024
Fixed telephone0.320240.020240.120240.220240.120240.02024
Secure servers812024102024522024492024372024322024
Electricity access53.6%202422.5%202452.4%202455.5%202436.9%202415.6%2024
Electricity access, rural31.3%20241.0%202433.7%20241.3%202412.3%20246.4%2024
Electricity access, urban80.3%202455.0%202485.2%202478.0%202479.8%202459.5%2024
Clean cooking10.0%20245.0%202411.0%202456.0%20248.0%20242.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessTanzania: digital & energy accessAngola: digital & energy accessMozambique: digital & energy accessMalawi: digital & energy access
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