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Gwembe Facts

Area	3171.6 km²
Population	83,688
Male Population	40,831 (48.8%)
Female Population	42,857 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+919.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+129.3%
Median Age	15.2 years (Male: 14.7, Female: 15.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,481 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-16.49755, 27.60691

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Gwembe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,211	23,791	36,495	68,853	83,688	101,317	119,790
Population Density	2.6 / km²	7.5 / km²	11.5 / km²	21.7 / km²	26.4 / km²	31.9 / km²	37.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Gwembe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 129.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gwembe	+919.2%	+251.8%	+129.3%
Southern Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Gwembe Median Age

Median Age: 15.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gwembe	15.2 yrs	15.7 yrs	14.7 yrs
Southern Province, Zambia	16.1 yrs	16.4 yrs	15.8 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Gwembe Population Density

Population Density: 26.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gwembe	83,688	3,171.6 km²	26.4 / km²
Southern Province, Zambia	1.9 million	85,355.5 km²	22.1 / 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

Gwembe 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.

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

Gwembe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,681	$1,234	$1,223	$1,688	$2,139	$2,513	$2,408	$2,481
Total GDP	$33.8M	$31.3M	$39M	$67.3M	$108.7M	$162.6M	$197.4M	$220.5M

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

Gwembe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gwembe	33,653 tn	0.4 tn	10.6 tons/km²
Southern Province, Zambia	760,394 tn	0.4 tn	8.9 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

Gwembe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	33,653 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
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
1/9/16	3:05 AM	4.6	99.8 km	10,000 m	40km SE of Kafue, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/3/12	4:49 AM	4.5	48.6 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/24/09	8:39 PM	4.1	94.3 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/27/04	6:18 AM	4.1	99.6 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
11/30/92	8:30 AM	4.3	89.9 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
11/15/92	8:30 AM	3.3	88.9 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
4/21/87	6:13 AM	3.5	60.7 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
8/10/86	2:27 AM	3.3	88.2 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
7/18/86	3:07 PM	5.2	96.9 km	17,100 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
8/9/84	3:15 PM	4.6	96.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gwembe

Gwembe is a small town in Southern Province of Zambia with a population of about 2000 people. It is the largest town in Gwembe District which on Lake Kariba between Siavonga and Sinazongwe Districts. It used to be the District Headquarters until it m..

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