2000 Zambian census
Reports

2000 Zambian census

Section Title: Reports
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Provinces	Rank	Population	% of total population	Males	Females	Sex Ratio	Literacy rate (%)	Rural (%) Population	Urban Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Decadal Growth% (1990-2000)

Central	6	1,012,257	10.32%	510,501	501,756	983	55.80%	75.99%	24.01%	94,394	10.7	2.80%

Copperbelt	1	1,581,221	16.16%	799,402	781,819	978	70.50%	22.14%	77.86%	31,328	50.5	0.80%

Eastern	3	1,306,173	13.11%	648,676	657,497	1,014	37.90%	91.17%	8.83%	69,106	18.9	27.00%

Luapula	8	775,353	7.84%	387,825	387,528	999	48.40%	86.95%	13.05%	50,567	15.3	3.20%

Luapula	2	1,391,329	14.27%	705,778	685,551	971	70.10%	18.17%	81.83%	21,896	63.5	3.50%

Northern	4	1,258,696	12.74%	629,976	628,720	998	47.00%	85.93%	14.07%	147,826	8.5	3.10%

North-Western	9	583,350	5.88%	290,856	292,494	1,006	43.40%	87.71%	12.29%	125,826	3.1	2.90%

Southern	5	1,212,124	12.16%	601,440	610,684	1,015	56.20%	78.81%	21.19%	85,283	14.2	2.30%

Western	7	765,088	7.52%	371,844	393,244	1,058	50.60%	87.96%	12.04%	126,386	6.1	1.80%

TOTAL	Zambia	9,885,591	100	4,939,293	4,939,293	999	55.3%	65.33%	34.67%	752,612	13.1	2.5%

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Western Province had the highest sex ratio of 1,058.

final_sentence: Western Province had the highest sex ratio of 1,058.