Country snapshot
Population covered
22.5 million
Land area covered
763,027.0 sq km
National development plan
8th National Development PlanZambia subnational analytics for local economic development
Review provinces and districts coverage, compare population and PIL indicators, and trace which planning documents are available for analysis.
Country context
Why this workspace matters
Zambia's LDT workspace links district-level development conditions to a national planning agenda shaped by economic diversification, human capital, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, and energy-transition minerals.
Source references
The World Bank's Zambia Economic Update points to mining momentum, an agriculture rebound, and tourism improvements as important near-term growth signals.
The 8th National Development Plan frames implementation around national development priorities for 2022-2026, making district-level comparisons useful for translating broad goals into local investment questions.
District and province labels are intentionally preserved in the app so users can move between local plan evidence and higher-level administrative context.
Administrative context
Admin levels 1 and 2 in Zambia
The LDT uses Zambia's province-to-district structure so district-level comparisons can be understood against the country's higher administrative planning geography.
In the 2025 LDT release, Admin level 1 includes 10 provinces, and Admin level 2 includes 116 districts.
The current LDT release follows the app's loaded Zambia workspace of 10 provinces and 116 districts.
- Admin level 1Province
- Provinces are the higher administrative grouping used to organize district results, compare regional patterns, and connect local evidence to national planning priorities.
- Admin level 2District
- Districts are the local analysis units in the Zambia workspace. They are the units shown in district analytics, maps, and planning-document workflows.
Administrative levels
Provinces and Districts
This country entry point focuses on the subnational tiers used in the LDT: 10 provinces and 116 districts in the 2025 release.
Detailed SNG metrics
Districts metrics and population distribution
Load the full chart and sortable table when you need the detailed district records. Keeping this optional makes the Zambia landing page faster while preserving access to the complete dataset.
Development plan source availability
Local/SNG planning documents are available for AI-assisted analysis where source links are loaded. This section tracks which districts currently have local/SNG plan links available for AI-assisted analysis.
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Development plan source availability
Local/SNG planning documents are available for AI-assisted analysis where source links are loaded. This section tracks which districts currently have local/SNG plan links available for AI-assisted analysis.
YesPlan source available
NoPlan source not available