2000 Zambian census
Language and ethnicity
The census of 2000 indicated that there were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia. A total of 30.1 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language.

2000 Zambian census

Section Title: Language and ethnicity
Table Section Text: The census of 2000 indicated that there were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia. A total of 30.1 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language.

Ethnicity	Total (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Rural Total (%)	Rural male (%)	Rural female (%)	Urban Total (%)	Urban male (%)	Urban female (%)

Bemba	33.6	33.5	33.6	30.5	30.5	30.5	39.1	38.8	39.3

Tonga	16.8	16.7	16.9	20	20	20.1	11	10.8	11.1

North-Western	10.3	10.4	10.3	11.3	11.4	11.3	8.6	8.7	8.4

Barotse	7.8	7.7	7.9	8.8	8.6	8.9	6.1	6.2	6.1

Eastern	18.2	18.2	18.2	16.9	16.9	16.9	20.5	20.4	20.5

Mambwe	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.3	5.4	5.3	7	7	6.9

Tumbuka	5.1	5.1	5	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.6	5.7	5.4

Others	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.2

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