Ethiopia vs Zambia

Ethiopia vs Zambia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.6 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Ethiopia vs Zambia: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.6 per 1,000 people.
EthiopiaZambiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Zambia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 114 and Zambia ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Zambia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearEthiopiaZambia
2023-0.10.5
2022-0.1-0.4
2021-00.4
20200.30.4
2019-0.11
20180.11
20170.71.5
20161.11.5
20150.61
201411
20130.81
20121.20.6
20111.30.9
20100.91.6
20090.23.3
2008-0.23
2007-04
2006-0.42.4
2005-0.63
2004-0.30.7
2003-0.21.9
2002-0.20.3
2001-0.32.3
2000-0.7-0.4
19990.4-1.7
1998-0-2.8
1997-0.1-2.8
19960.7-4.3
19951.6-5.2
19942.5-5.3
19932.6-5.7
19923.1-5.3
199117.3-5.5
19906.2-5
19895.3-4.8
19888.6-4.2
19875.9-3.7
19864.5-2.4
19854-2.7
19843.6-2.8
19831.8-1.9
19821.8-0.6
198117.8-2.7
1980-26.2-4.3
1979-20.8-5.2
1978-6.3-5.5
1977-15.9-5.7
1976-1.1-6
1975-1.3-6.2
1974-0.1-6.4
19730-6.7
1972-0.1-6.9
1971-0.5-7.1
19700.3-7.3
19690.3-2.7
19680.4-1.3
19670.6-1.3
19660.4-1.3
19650.7-1.4
19640.5-1.4
19630.4-1.3
19620.4-1.3
19610.3-1.2
19600.1-1.2
1959-0.3-1.1
1958-1.3-1
1957-0.6-1
1956-0.5-0.9
1955-0.5-0.9
1954-0.5-0.8
1953-0.7-0.8
1952-0.1-0.7
19510.2-0.7
19500.3-0.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEthiopiaZambia
20240.2-10.2–9.90.3-1.7–2.3
20250.2-10.7–10.70.3-2.6–2.9
20260.2-11.5–10.30.3-3.1–3.6
20270.3-11.3–110.2-3.8–3.9
20280.1-12–10.80.2-4.1–4.4
20290.3-11–10.90.1-4.3–4.5
20300.2-11.2–10.70.1-4.8–4.7
20310.2-10.6–10.90.1-4.8–5
20320.3-11.4–10.9-0-5–5.2
20330-11.7–11.2-0-5.3–5.5
20340.2-11–10.8-0.1-5.4–5.7
20350.3-11.3–10.8-0.1-5.6–5.6
20360.3-11–11-0.1-5.7–5.5
20370.2-11.9–10.6-0.2-5.9–5.7
20380.3-11.3–11.3-0.3-6.5–5.9
20390.4-10.7–11.2-0.3-6.7–5.8
20400.3-10.7–11.3-0.3-6.6–5.9
20410.2-10.6–11.2-0.4-7.1–5.9
20420.2-11.2–11.3-0.4-6.6–6.3
20430.3-10.9–11.2-0.4-7.3–6.5
20440.3-11.5–11.5-0.4-7–6.6
20450.2-11.1–10.7-0.4-7.1–6.5
20460.3-10.9–11-0.4-6.9–6.6
20470.4-10.8–11.4-0.4-7.3–6.5
20480.2-11.4–11.3-0.4-7.3–6.4
20490.1-11.7–10.9-0.5-7.5–6.5
20500.1-11.2–10.7-0.5-7.6–6.5
20510.4-11.4–11.6-0.5-7.5–6.6
20520.1-11.4–11.4-0.6-7.5–6.6
20530-11.6–11-0.6-7.9–6.9
20540-11.5–11.3-0.5-7.8–7.5
2055-0.1-12–10.8-0.5-7.7–7
20560.3-11.7–11.5-0.5-7.9–7.1
2057-0-11.1–11.1-0.5-8.2–6.9
2058-0.2-11.9–11.2-0.4-8.2–7.1
20590.2-10.9–11.2-0.4-8–7.1
20600.2-11–11.1-0.4-7.9–7
20610.3-11–11.2-0.5-7.7–7.4
20620.1-12.2–11.6-0.5-8.2–7.4
20630.1-12–11.3-0.5-7.9–7.6
20640.1-12.2–11-0.5-8.1–7.2
20650-11.8–11.7-0.5-7.9–7.6
2066-0-12.1–11.4-0.5-7.8–7.5
20670.2-11.4–11-0.5-7.7–7.6
20680-12.6–11.3-0.5-7.7–8
20690.1-12.3–11.8-0.4-7.8–7.9
20700-12–11.4-0.4-7.4–7.6
20710.1-12.1–11.5-0.4-8.2–7.5
20720.2-12.6–11.1-0.4-8–7.2
2073-0-12.4–11.4-0.4-8.5–7.7
20740.3-12.4–11.7-0.5-8.6–7.6
20750.3-12–11.5-0.4-8.6–7.7
20760.2-12.6–11.4-0.5-8.9–7.5
20770.2-13.2–11.4-0.4-8.9–7.9
20780.2-12.8–11.7-0.5-8.4–8
2079-0.1-13.7–11.5-0.5-8.5–8.1
2080-0-14.1–11.5-0.4-8.5–8.1
20810.1-13.8–12.1-0.4-8.3–8.2
20820.2-13.6–11.6-0.5-8.8–8.1
20830-13.4–12.1-0.5-8.7–8
20840.1-12.6–12.4-0.5-8.7–8.1
20850.2-12.3–12-0.5-9–8.1
20860.3-13.2–12.1-0.4-9.1–7.7
20870-14.2–12.2-0.4-9.1–7.9
2088-0.2-13.7–10.9-0.6-9.7–7.6
2089-0.1-13.4–11.7-0.5-9.6–7.9
20900.2-13.1–12.2-0.5-9.3–8
20910.1-14.1–12.9-0.5-9.7–7.7
2092-0-14.3–11.4-0.5-9.1–8
20930.1-13.8–12-0.5-9.7–8.1
20940.3-13.3–12.7-0.4-9.3–7.9
20950-14–12.4-0.5-9.4–8.7
20960.4-14.5–12.9-0.6-9.2–8.1
20970.3-12.9–12.1-0.5-9.3–8.5
20980.2-14.2–11.6-0.5-10.1–8.1
20990.1-13.8–12.1-0.5-9.8–8.6
21000.4-13.7–12.5-0.5-9.9–8.7

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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