GOVERNMENT has noted that the country’s age structure has remained youthful, with an estimated 79 percent of the population being under 35. In a speech read on her behalf by Ministry of Finance Director of Population and Development Charles Banda, at the commemoration of World Population Day, Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary in charge of Planning and Administration Lois Mulube observed that Zambia had one of the fastest growing populations in the world. “Zambia has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world. The country’s population grew by 3.4 per cent annually, between 2010 and 2022. Further, the country’s age structure has remained youthful with an estimated 79 percent of the population being below age 35. With the country’s population...