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Chiengi Facts

Area	3283.8 km²
Population	159,003
Male Population	78,708 (49.5%)
Female Population	80,295 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+435.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+78.0%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 16.4, Female: 16.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,767 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-8.66043, 29.16142

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Chiengi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	29,675	64,755	89,349	133,959	159,003	182,666	206,013
Population Density	9 / km²	19.7 / km²	27.2 / km²	40.8 / km²	48.4 / km²	55.6 / km²	62.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Chiengi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 78% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chiengi	+435.8%	+145.5%	+78%
Luapula Province	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Chiengi Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chiengi	16.4 yrs	16.5 yrs	16.4 yrs
Luapula Province	16 yrs	16.3 yrs	15.6 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Chiengi Population Density

Population Density: 48.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chiengi	159,003	3,283.8 km²	48.4 / km²
Luapula Province	1.3 million	49,487 km²	26.2 / 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

Chiengi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1920 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.

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

Chiengi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,144	$1,047	$1,164	$1,354	$1,661	$2,606	$2,608	$2,767
Total GDP	$63.6M	$72M	$98.3M	$138.2M	$206.8M	$398.4M	$475.6M	$542.6M

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

Chiengi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chiengi	60,416 tn	0.38 tn	18.4 tons/km²
Luapula Province	519,304 tn	0.4 tn	10.5 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

Chiengi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	60,416 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.38 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	18.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/24/19	10:05 AM	4.7	71.7 km	10,000 m	37km NNW of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
8/10/17	1:25 AM	4	86.5 km	10,000 m	27km E of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
3/29/17	4:44 PM	4.1	100 km	10,000 m	43km E of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/27/17	12:02 PM	4.6	83.7 km	34,220 m	27km ESE of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/24/17	1:19 AM	4.2	90.7 km	33,620 m	33km E of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/24/17	12:57 AM	4.2	98.4 km	35,000 m	41km E of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/24/17	12:32 AM	5.9	98.7 km	30,000 m	40km E of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
9/24/14	7:38 PM	4.1	77.6 km	10,000 m	24km ESE of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
11/7/13	1:39 PM	4.6	25 km	10,000 m	67km SW of Kaputa, Zambia	usgs.gov
12/4/11	5:07 AM	4.1	99.8 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chiengi

Chiengi or Chienge was a historic colonial boma of the British Empire in central Africa and today is a settlement in the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Chiengi District. Chiengi is in the north-east corner of Lake Mweru, and at the f..

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