Businesses in Chongwe

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chongwe

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	31
Tractors and farm equipment	14
Shopping	14
Other accommodation	13
Churches	13
Restaurants	8
Bars, pubs and taverns	6

Chongwe Facts

Area	1901.3 km²
Population	330,482
Male Population	163,746 (49.5%)
Female Population	166,736 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+636.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+103.0%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 18.2, Female: 17.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,387 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-15.32916, 28.68204

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Chongwe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	44,892	108,475	162,766	263,700	330,482	393,452	459,525
Population Density	23.6 / km²	57.1 / km²	85.6 / km²	138.7 / km²	173.8 / km²	206.9 / km²	241.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Chongwe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 103% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chongwe	+636.2%	+204.7%	+103%
Lusaka Province	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Chongwe Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chongwe	17.9 yrs	17.7 yrs	18.2 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)

Chongwe Population Density

Population Density: 174 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chongwe	330,482	1,901.3 km²	174 / 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

Chongwe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 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 Chongwe

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

Chongwe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,703	$2,418	$2,709	$3,202	$4,238	$4,883	$3,867	$4,387
Total GDP	$491M	$532.9M	$665.8M	$846M	$1.5B	$2B	$2.2B	$2.7B

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

Chongwe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chongwe	133,283 tn	0.4 tn	70.1 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

Chongwe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	133,283 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	70.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/2/17	9:03 AM	3.9	12.2 km	10,000 m	12km NW of Chongwe, Zambia	usgs.gov
1/9/16	3:05 AM	4.6	85.2 km	10,000 m	40km SE of Kafue, Zambia	usgs.gov
2/3/07	3:11 PM	4.5	79.2 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
6/24/87	6:02 PM	4.4	96.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
10/13/84	6:22 PM	4.5	77.7 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
9/17/79	2:58 AM	4.1	91.3 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lusaka

Pop. 1,267,44043.3 km

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