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Zambia

Composition

National Assembly · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 15%Men 85%

Age distribution · avg 49

Under 300.6%

30–4533.5%

45+65.9%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	National AssemblyIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	UnicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	167 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2021-08-12IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2026-08-13IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	70.3–70.61 %IPU Parline [2024] 70.61 %·International IDEA Voter Turnout [2021] 70.3 %
Speaker	Nelly Butete Kashumba MuttiIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	25 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	15 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	49 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Zambia's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (National Assembly), structure (Unicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.