Businesses in Chibombo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chibombo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	12
Other accommodation	6
Restaurants	6
Churches	6
Shopping	5

Chibombo Facts

Area	7498.4 km²
Population	778,839
Male Population	387,180 (49.7%)
Female Population	391,659 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+737.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+133.1%
Median Age	18.2 years (Male: 18.4, Female: 18)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,529 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.65685, 28.07057

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Chibombo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	92,995	217,983	334,187	577,464	778,839	934,991	1,098,253
Population Density	12.4 / km²	29.1 / km²	44.6 / km²	77 / km²	103.9 / km²	124.7 / km²	146.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Chibombo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 133.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chibombo	+737.5%	+257.3%	+133.1%
Central Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Chibombo Median Age

Median Age: 18.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chibombo	18.2 yrs	18 yrs	18.4 yrs
Central Province, Zambia	17.1 yrs	17 yrs	17.1 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Chibombo Population Density

Population Density: 104 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chibombo	778,839	7,498.4 km²	104 / km²
Central Province, Zambia	2 million	94,814.2 km²	21.2 / km²
Zambia	16.1 million	751,093.4 km²	21.5 / km²

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

Chibombo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1930 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chibombo

Human Development Index (HDI)

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

Source: [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

Chibombo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,593	$1,297	$1,388	$1,793	$2,265	$2,596	$2,571	$2,529
Total GDP	$170.4M	$161.8M	$202M	$302.3M	$450.4M	$605.3M	$697.3M	$717.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Chibombo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chibombo	313,610 tn	0.4 tn	41.8 tons/km²
Central Province, Zambia	808,549 tn	0.4 tn	8.5 tons/km²
Zambia	6,494,218 tn	0.4 tn	8.6 tons/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

Chibombo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	313,610 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	41.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.9)

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

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/2/17	9:03 AM	3.9	87.4 km	10,000 m	12km NW of Chongwe, Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chibombo

Chibombo is a town in the Central Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Chibombo District. The town lies near the Lukanga Swamp. It is 95 km north of Lusaka and 45 km south-west of Kabwe on the Great North Road. February 7, 2013, a bus collided..

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