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Sinazongwe Facts

Area	4301.9 km²
Population	140,322
Male Population	67,971 (48.4%)
Female Population	72,351 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+302.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+59.8%
Median Age	16 years (Male: 15.6, Female: 16.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,256 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-17.26140, 27.46179

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Sinazongwe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	34,878	68,164	87,790	119,296	140,322	155,355	168,858
Population Density	8.1 / km²	15.8 / km²	20.4 / km²	27.7 / km²	32.6 / km²	36.1 / km²	39.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Sinazongwe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 59.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sinazongwe	+302.3%	+105.9%	+59.8%
Southern Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Sinazongwe Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sinazongwe	16 yrs	16.4 yrs	15.6 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)

Sinazongwe Population Density

Population Density: 32.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sinazongwe	140,322	4,301.9 km²	32.6 / 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

Sinazongwe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 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

Sinazongwe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,432	$1,233	$1,337	$1,611	$1,861	$2,024	$2,149	$2,256
Total GDP	$86.5M	$86.8M	$109M	$150M	$199.9M	$249.2M	$299.4M	$328M

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

Sinazongwe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sinazongwe	56,182 tn	0.4 tn	13.1 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

Sinazongwe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	56,182 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	13.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (3.8)
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
2/3/12	4:49 AM	4.5	40.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
11/26/10	6:24 PM	4.3	55.3 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/24/09	8:39 PM	4.1	9 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/27/04	6:18 AM	4.1	43.4 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
6/24/90	11:58 AM	4.4	50.7 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
4/21/87	6:13 AM	3.5	76.4 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
8/16/86	12:45 AM	3.8	44.3 km	5,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
5/7/86	2:43 AM	3.6	51.1 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
3/29/82	2:07 AM	3.8	78.2 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
7/19/81	8:07 AM	4.6	99.8 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sinazongwe

Sinazongwe is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It was constructed in the 1950s as a local administrative centre, while its main industry now is kapenta fishing. It is also home to a lighthouse and an..

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