Businesses in Kafue

Categories in Kafue

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Agricultural Production Farming Fish Farm Clothing stores Catholic Church Churches Community Center Electrical Substation Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Non-Profit Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development College Education Elementary School High School Primary School Tourist Attraction Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Grocery stores and supermarkets Internet cafes Restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Back Office Business to Business Service Office supplies and stationery stores Apartment Building Apartment Complex Housing Complex Department stores General Store Home, Garden & Outdoor Living Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Public parks Bed and breakfasts Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kafue

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	54
Education	46
Bars, pubs and taverns	27
Shopping	22
Other accommodation	22
Tractors and farm equipment	20
Religion	15
Restaurants	11
Other membership organizations	10
Gas station	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10

Kafue Facts

Area	3867.9 km²
Population	141,754
Male Population	70,590 (49.8%)
Female Population	71,164 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+237.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+38.7%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 18.3, Female: 17.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,398 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-15.76911, 28.18136

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Kafue Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	42,027	81,950	102,237	135,588	141,754	169,934	200,188
Population Density	10.9 / km²	21.2 / km²	26.4 / km²	35.1 / km²	36.6 / km²	43.9 / km²	51.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Kafue Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 38.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kafue	+237.3%	+73%	+38.7%
Lusaka Province	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Kafue Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kafue	17.9 yrs	17.7 yrs	18.3 yrs
Lusaka Province	19 yrs	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Kafue Population Density

Population Density: 36.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kafue	141,754	3,867.9 km²	36.6 / km²
Lusaka Province	2.6 million	22,012 km²	119 / 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

Kafue Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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 Kafue

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kafue

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

Kafue Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,587	$1,635	$1,628	$2,317	$2,852	$3,705	$3,179	$3,398
Total GDP	$71.3M	$89.9M	$106.2M	$174.2M	$251.6M	$399.3M	$442.9M	$515.2M

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

Kafue CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kafue	57,041 tn	0.4 tn	14.7 tons/km²
Lusaka Province	1,055,307 tn	0.4 tn	47.9 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

Kafue CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	57,041 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	14.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (4)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/2/17	9:03 AM	3.9	71.4 km	10,000 m	12km NW of Chongwe, Zambia	usgs.gov
1/9/16	3:05 AM	4.6	41 km	10,000 m	40km SE of Kafue, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/3/07	3:11 PM	4.5	67.2 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
11/30/92	8:30 AM	4.3	76.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
6/24/87	6:02 PM	4.4	58 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
8/10/86	2:27 AM	3.3	83.7 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
7/18/86	3:07 PM	5.2	73.5 km	17,100 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
7/2/86	10:11 AM	3.6	85.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
10/26/84	7:44 AM	5.3	92.9 km	11,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
10/13/84	6:22 PM	4.5	63.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kafue

Kafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are..

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