Kalabo Facts

Area8214.2 km²
Population106,985
Male Population50,425 (47.1%)
Female Population56,560 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+78.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+9.3%
Median Age16.5 years (Male: 15, Female: 17.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$2,477 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-14.97005, 22.68138

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Kalabo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population60,03489,68997,85593,519106,985112,129116,074
Population Density7.3 / km²10.9 / km²11.9 / km²11.4 / km²13 / km²13.7 / km²14.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kalabo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 9.3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kalabo+78.2%+19.3%+9.3%
Barotseland
Zambia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kalabo Median Age

Median Age: 16.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kalabo16.5 yrs17.9 yrs15 yrs
Barotseland16.6 yrs17.5 yrs15.6 yrs
Zambia17 yrs17.1 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kalabo Population Density

Population Density: 13 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kalabo106,9858,214.2 km²13 / km²
Barotseland1 million127,034.5 km²8.1 / km²
Zambia16.1 million751,093.4 km²21.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kalabo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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

Kalabo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$1,709$1,504$1,418$1,932$2,008$2,294$2,348$2,477
Total GDP$117.7M$113.2M$114.4M$162M$176.6M$213.5M$232.6M$249.3M
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

Kalabo CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kalabo43,297 tn0.4 tn5.3 tons/km²
Barotseland414,896 tn0.4 tn3.3 tons/km²
Zambia6,494,218 tn0.4 tn8.6 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
Kalabo CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)43,297 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)5.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5.2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/28/109:31 AM4.472.2 km10,000 mZambiausgs.gov

Kalabo

Kalabo is a small town and administrative district in the Western Province of Zambia, on the plains west of the Zambezi River and the Barotse Floodplain, about 70 km from the border with Angola.

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