2010 Zambian census
Language and ethnicity
Christianity is the official religion in Zambia according to the Constitution of Zambia. Christians belonging to various denominations formed a majority, while many other religious traditions were also present in the country.

2010 Zambian census

Section Title: Language and ethnicity
Table Section Text: Christianity is the official religion in Zambia according to the Constitution of Zambia. Christians belonging to various denominations formed a majority, while many other religious traditions were also present in the country.

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

Bemba	21.0	21.0	21.0	16.0	16.0	15.9	28.5	28.4	28.6

Lunda (Luapula)	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.3	1.2

Lala	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	2.8	2.7	2.8

Bisa	1.6	1.5	1.6	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

Ushi	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8

Chishinga	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3

Ngumbo	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.3

Lamba	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.9

Tabwa	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3

Tonga	13.6	13.5	13.6	16.8	16.8	16.8	8.7	8.6	8.9

Lenje	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.3	1.4

Soli	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8

Ila	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.6

Luvale	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2

Lunda (North Western)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.2	2.2	2.1

Mbunda	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.6	0.6	0.6

Chokwe	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5

Kaonde	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.1

Lozi	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.0	6.1	5.2	5.2	5.2

Nkoya	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.2

Chewa	7.4	7.5	7.4	8.0	8.1	8.0	6.5	6.5	6.4

Nsenga	5.3	5.2	5.3	4.6	4.6	4.6	6.2	6.1	6.3

Ngoni	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.1	3.2	3.1	5.3	5.3	5.3

Kunda	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8

Tumbuka	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.8	5.0	4.7

Senga	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.6

Lungu	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.5

Mambwe	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.9	3.0	2.9

Mwanga	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	3.8	3.8	3.7

Ethnicity (not stated)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4

Major racial groups people	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.1	1.2	1.0

Others	5.4	5.3	5.4	6.7	6.6	6.8	3.3	3.3	3.3

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Bemba was the tribal group (21.0%), followed by Tonga (13.6%).

final_sentence: Bemba was the tribal group (21.0%), followed by Tonga (13.6%).