Ghana vs Zambia
Ghana vs Zambia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2023, Ghana ranked 132 and Zambia ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Zambia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Ghana | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | -0 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 1 |
| 2018 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 2017 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | -0.5 | 1 |
| 2014 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | -0 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | -0.9 | -2.8 |
| 1997 | -0.8 | -2.8 |
| 1996 | -2.1 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | -2.4 | -5.2 |
| 1994 | -2.8 | -5.3 |
| 1993 | -3 | -5.7 |
| 1992 | -2.9 | -5.3 |
| 1991 | -3.7 | -5.5 |
| 1990 | -3 | -5 |
| 1989 | -3.5 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -4.4 | -4.2 |
| 1987 | -5.9 | -3.7 |
| 1986 | -7 | -2.4 |
| 1985 | -7.8 | -2.7 |
| 1984 | -7.9 | -2.8 |
| 1983 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 1981 | -1 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | -1.1 | -4.3 |
| 1979 | 1.8 | -5.2 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | -5.5 |
| 1977 | 1.4 | -5.7 |
| 1976 | -0.2 | -6 |
| 1975 | -0 | -6.2 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 1973 | -0.1 | -6.7 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | -6.9 |
| 1971 | -1.3 | -7.1 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | -7.3 |
| 1969 | -3.3 | -2.7 |
| 1968 | -4.3 | -1.3 |
| 1967 | -4.3 | -1.3 |
| 1966 | -4.7 | -1.3 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | -1.4 |
| 1964 | -5.7 | -1.4 |
| 1963 | -6.2 | -1.3 |
| 1962 | -6.5 | -1.3 |
| 1961 | -6.8 | -1.2 |
| 1960 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| 1959 | 1.6 | -1.1 |
| 1958 | 0.6 | -1 |
| 1957 | 1.4 | -1 |
| 1956 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| 1955 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| 1954 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| 1952 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| 1951 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 1950 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ghana | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-3.6–3.5 | 0.3-1.7–2.3 |
| 2025 | -0.5-4.7–3.8 | 0.3-2.6–2.9 |
| 2026 | -0.7-5.7–3.9 | 0.3-3.1–3.6 |
| 2027 | -0.7-6.1–4.3 | 0.2-3.8–3.9 |
| 2028 | -0.8-6.3–4.2 | 0.2-4.1–4.4 |
| 2029 | -0.9-6.9–4.8 | 0.1-4.3–4.5 |
| 2030 | -0.8-6.4–4.9 | 0.1-4.8–4.7 |
| 2031 | -0.8-6.9–4.9 | 0.1-4.8–5 |
| 2032 | -0.8-6.9–4.8 | -0-5–5.2 |
| 2033 | -0.7-6.7–4.8 | -0-5.3–5.5 |
| 2034 | -0.8-7–4.9 | -0.1-5.4–5.7 |
| 2035 | -0.9-6.9–5 | -0.1-5.6–5.6 |
| 2036 | -1-7.3–5.1 | -0.1-5.7–5.5 |
| 2037 | -0.9-7.3–4.9 | -0.2-5.9–5.7 |
| 2038 | -1-7.4–5 | -0.3-6.5–5.9 |
| 2039 | -1-7.5–5.1 | -0.3-6.7–5.8 |
| 2040 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.3-6.6–5.9 |
| 2041 | -1-7.9–5.5 | -0.4-7.1–5.9 |
| 2042 | -1-7.5–5.3 | -0.4-6.6–6.3 |
| 2043 | -1-7.2–5.2 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2044 | -0.9-7.3–5.5 | -0.4-7–6.6 |
| 2045 | -0.9-7.6–5.3 | -0.4-7.1–6.5 |
| 2046 | -0.9-7.3–5.8 | -0.4-6.9–6.6 |
| 2047 | -0.9-7.2–5.6 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2048 | -0.9-7.4–5.5 | -0.4-7.3–6.4 |
| 2049 | -0.9-7.5–5.4 | -0.5-7.5–6.5 |
| 2050 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 | -0.5-7.6–6.5 |
| 2051 | -0.9-7.9–5.4 | -0.5-7.5–6.6 |
| 2052 | -0.9-8.1–5.1 | -0.6-7.5–6.6 |
| 2053 | -0.9-7.8–5.4 | -0.6-7.9–6.9 |
| 2054 | -0.9-7.9–5.7 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2055 | -0.9-7.5–5.8 | -0.5-7.7–7 |
| 2056 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 | -0.5-7.9–7.1 |
| 2057 | -0.9-7.8–5.8 | -0.5-8.2–6.9 |
| 2058 | -0.9-7.7–5.7 | -0.4-8.2–7.1 |
| 2059 | -0.9-7.6–5.9 | -0.4-8–7.1 |
| 2060 | -0.9-7.5–5.2 | -0.4-7.9–7 |
| 2061 | -0.8-7.5–5.4 | -0.5-7.7–7.4 |
| 2062 | -0.9-7.8–5.6 | -0.5-8.2–7.4 |
| 2063 | -0.9-7.8–5.9 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2064 | -0.9-7.8–6 | -0.5-8.1–7.2 |
| 2065 | -1-7.9–6.1 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2066 | -0.9-7.8–6.1 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2067 | -0.9-7.5–6.1 | -0.5-7.7–7.6 |
| 2068 | -0.9-8.2–6.1 | -0.5-7.7–8 |
| 2069 | -0.9-7.9–6.1 | -0.4-7.8–7.9 |
| 2070 | -0.9-8.1–6 | -0.4-7.4–7.6 |
| 2071 | -0.8-7.6–6.6 | -0.4-8.2–7.5 |
| 2072 | -0.9-7.6–6.3 | -0.4-8–7.2 |
| 2073 | -0.9-8.2–6 | -0.4-8.5–7.7 |
| 2074 | -0.9-8.1–6.1 | -0.5-8.6–7.6 |
| 2075 | -0.7-8.1–6.1 | -0.4-8.6–7.7 |
| 2076 | -0.8-7.9–5.8 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 |
| 2077 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 | -0.4-8.9–7.9 |
| 2078 | -0.7-7.8–5.7 | -0.5-8.4–8 |
| 2079 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 | -0.5-8.5–8.1 |
| 2080 | -0.8-8.1–5.6 | -0.4-8.5–8.1 |
| 2081 | -0.8-8.1–6 | -0.4-8.3–8.2 |
| 2082 | -0.8-8.3–5.8 | -0.5-8.8–8.1 |
| 2083 | -0.8-8–5.8 | -0.5-8.7–8 |
| 2084 | -0.9-8.4–5.8 | -0.5-8.7–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0.8-8–5.8 | -0.5-9–8.1 |
| 2086 | -0.8-8.4–6.1 | -0.4-9.1–7.7 |
| 2087 | -0.7-7.6–5.7 | -0.4-9.1–7.9 |
| 2088 | -0.7-7.4–6.2 | -0.6-9.7–7.6 |
| 2089 | -0.7-7.5–5.9 | -0.5-9.6–7.9 |
| 2090 | -0.7-7.5–5.6 | -0.5-9.3–8 |
| 2091 | -0.8-7.8–5.9 | -0.5-9.7–7.7 |
| 2092 | -0.9-8.1–5.5 | -0.5-9.1–8 |
| 2093 | -0.8-7.9–5.7 | -0.5-9.7–8.1 |
| 2094 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 | -0.4-9.3–7.9 |
| 2095 | -0.8-8.4–5.7 | -0.5-9.4–8.7 |
| 2096 | -0.9-8.3–5.5 | -0.6-9.2–8.1 |
| 2097 | -0.8-8–5.7 | -0.5-9.3–8.5 |
| 2098 | -0.8-8.8–5.9 | -0.5-10.1–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 | -0.5-9.8–8.6 |
| 2100 | -0.8-8.5–6.1 | -0.5-9.9–8.7 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990