Businesses in Mufulira

Categories in Mufulira

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Farming Wholesalers Boutique Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Baptist Church Catholic Church Churches Community Center Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Non-Profit Organization Religion Seventh-day Adventist Church Electronics Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Housing Development College Education Educational Institution Primary School Graphic Designer Photography Studio Stadiums and arenas Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Back Office Business Center Business to Business Service Apartment Building Apartment Complex Housing Complex General Store Market Shopping Shopping Mall Playground Sports club Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Transportation Service Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mufulira

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	74
Education	55
Shopping	24
Restaurants	23
Bars, pubs and taverns	22
Other accommodation	21
Religion	19
Primary and elementary schools	17
Apartments	15

Mufulira Facts

Area	593.4 km²
Population	203,912
Male Population	101,568 (49.8%)
Female Population	102,344 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+141.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+32.6%
Median Age	18.9 years (Male: 19, Female: 18.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,313 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Kantashi, Kamuchanga, Fairview, Mupambe, Kankoyo
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-12.54982, 28.24071

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Mufulira Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	84,295	135,254	153,774	176,264	203,912	231,036	268,117
Population Density	142.1 / km²	227.9 / km²	259.2 / km²	297.1 / km²	343.6 / km²	389.4 / km²	451.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Mufulira Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 32.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mufulira	+141.9%	+50.8%	+32.6%
Copperbelt Province	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Mufulira Median Age

Median Age: 18.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mufulira	18.9 yrs	18.8 yrs	19 yrs
Copperbelt Province	18.5 yrs	18.3 yrs	18.8 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Mufulira Population Density

Population Density: 344 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mufulira	203,912	593.4 km²	344 / km²
Copperbelt Province	2.4 million	30,972.3 km²	76.2 / 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

Mufulira Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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.

Neighborhoods in Mufulira

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Mufulira

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Mufulira

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

Mufulira Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,127	$2,279	$3,181	$3,574	$4,106	$3,267	$4,031	$4,313
Total GDP	$436M	$323.3M	$454.5M	$550.3M	$685M	$594.3M	$811.8M	$914.7M

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

Mufulira CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mufulira	79,421 tn	0.39 tn	133.8 tons/km²
Copperbelt Province	947,485 tn	0.4 tn	30.6 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

Mufulira CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	79,421 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.39 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	133.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)

* 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
10/10/97	6:25 AM	4.8	97.7 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mufulira

Mufulira ("Place of Abundance") is a town with a population of 125,336 (2007) in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. It was established in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira Copper Mine on its north-western edge. The town is 16 km from the bord..

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