Malawi vs Zimbabwe

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -6 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 5.7 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -6 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 5.7 per 1,000 people.
MalawiZimbabweUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 129 and Zimbabwe ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Zimbabwe at -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalawiZimbabwe
2023-0.3-6
2022-0.3-6.4
2021-0.1-4.7
2020-0.1-5.8
2019-0.1-6.8
2018-0.2-7.8
20170.1-8.7
20160.2-9.6
2015-0.4-11.3
2014-0.6-12.5
2013-0.8-12.6
2012-0.9-12.8
2011-0.8-8
2010-0.6-8.1
2009-0.6-8.3
2008-0.7-8.8
2007-1.7-9.2
2006-2.2-4.5
2005-2.5-10.8
2004-2.6-10.3
2003-2.6-7.9
2002-2.5-8.4
2001-2.5-11.6
2000-2.5-13.9
1999-2.9-7.3
1998-3.70.6
1997-5.80
1996-6.40.1
1995-6.5-4.1
1994-49.7-16.1
1993-27.7-22.5
19923.77.1
19911.60.4
19907.40.5
198919.60.4
1988231.2
198732.82.3
19867.90.7
19859.80.5
19849.90.6
19839.70.6
19829.24.2
19818.81.5
19808.355.5
19797.7-10.2
19786.2-26.1
19773.5-13.8
19761.5-5.2
19751-4.8
19740.7-2.7
19730.3-3.3
19720-3.8
1971-0.1-4.2
1970-0.5-4.6
1969-0.5-2.4
1968-0.2-2.4
19670-2.5
19660-2.4
19650-2.3
19640-2.2
19630-2.1
19620-2.1
19610-2.1
19600-2.2
19590-2.2
19580-2.1
19570-2.1
19560-2
19550-2
19540-1.9
19530-1.9
19520-1.8
19510-1.7
19500-1.7
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiZimbabwe
2024-0.1-15.2–13.2-3.6-22–13.6
2025-0.3-18.3–15.6-3.2-23.7–15
20260.1-19.1–17.4-3.2-24.9–14.9
20270.1-18.6–18.8-3.1-24–14.7
20280-20.6–18.5-3.2-23.7–14.9
20290.4-20.6–20.1-3.1-22.1–14.3
20300.2-19.7–19.7-3.3-23.4–15.4
2031-0.2-20.7–18.9-3.2-22.8–15.3
2032-0.1-19.7–18.6-2.8-23–15.3
20330.2-20.6–18.7-2.6-22–15.6
20340.1-19.1–18.9-3-23.5–15.7
20350.2-19.9–18.6-2.5-20.7–16.9
20360.2-19–19.3-3-23.6–16.2
20370.4-20–20.3-3-21.8–14.6
2038-0.3-20.8–18.6-2.8-22.8–15.3
2039-0.2-20.8–18.7-3-22.6–15.1
2040-0.2-20.6–18.8-2.8-21.9–15.3
2041-0.2-21.7–18.4-2.1-22.9–16.7
2042-0.3-21.9–20.2-3-23.5–15.6
2043-0.2-22.3–19.3-2.3-22.1–17.3
20440.3-20.1–19.1-2.9-22.6–15.4
2045-0.1-21.3–17.6-2.7-22.5–16.8
20460-20.7–18.4-2.7-22.5–16.3
20470-20.1–18.4-2.8-21.8–15.4
2048-0.4-19.9–18.1-2.5-22.4–16.6
2049-0-19.5–19.3-2.7-23.3–16
2050-0-19.2–17.9-2.4-22.4–16
20510.2-19–18.9-2.2-21.3–16.1
20520.2-20.2–18.9-2.5-22.8–15.3
20530.4-19.9–19-2.2-22.8–15.9
2054-0.2-20.7–18.8-2.7-23.6–15.2
20550.2-21–19.2-2.4-22.4–15.8
2056-0.2-19.5–18.6-2.8-23.7–14.7
2057-0-20.6–20.1-2.4-23.1–16.3
2058-0.2-20.8–18.4-2.6-22–16.1
20590.4-20.5–19-2.7-23.5–15.8
2060-0-19.6–17.9-2.6-23.2–14.4
20610-20.9–18.8-2.3-22.4–15.5
2062-0.3-22.1–17.7-2.2-22.6–16.2
2063-0.6-21.9–16.9-2.2-22.7–16
2064-0.3-21–17.9-2.6-23.4–15.4
2065-0.2-20–18.5-2.2-23.6–15.9
2066-0-20.6–19.5-2.5-22.6–16.2
2067-0.1-22.9–18-2.2-23.5–15.8
2068-0-22.5–17.9-2.4-23.2–15.2
2069-0.2-21.7–18.9-2.3-23.4–15.4
2070-0.2-21.5–17.8-2.4-22.6–14.7
2071-0.1-21.7–17.6-2.4-23.4–15.5
2072-0.4-21.2–18.2-1.8-23.1–16.5
2073-0.3-22.1–18.5-1.8-22.1–16.3
2074-0.1-21.3–17.5-2.1-23–15.8
20750.1-20.9–19.6-2.2-24–16.2
20760.4-20.3–19.1-2-21.9–17.6
20770.4-21.5–19.4-2.1-23.6–15.6
2078-0.1-22–17.9-2.2-22.6–15.2
20790.1-22.1–18.5-2.1-23.9–15.8
20800.2-23.1–19.1-2-23.6–16
20810.2-21.9–18.5-2.1-23.8–15.8
20820.1-22.4–18.9-2.3-23.6–15.2
20830.2-22.5–17.2-2.1-24.3–15.9
2084-0.4-23.5–17.9-2.1-23.5–15.3
2085-0.1-23–18.1-2.2-24.1–15.6
2086-0.2-21.5–18.7-2-24.3–16.8
2087-0.1-23.2–17.7-1.9-22.4–15.5
20880.1-22–17.9-2.4-24.6–16
2089-0.1-23.8–18.3-2-23.7–15.2
2090-0-23–18.5-1.9-24.2–17.4
2091-0.2-21.8–18.3-2.3-24.1–16.5
2092-0.1-21.7–19.2-2.1-23.6–16.4
2093-0.2-22.7–18-2.4-24.7–15.4
2094-0.2-23.2–18.9-1.8-23.1–15.9
2095-0.3-24.4–17.8-1.8-23.9–15.8
20960.1-24–19.4-2.2-24.4–16.9
2097-0.1-23.5–20.2-2-23.2–15.9
20980.2-23.5–19.3-2.1-24.1–15.4
20990.4-23.8–19-2.3-25–15.4
21000.4-23.2–19.1-2.1-23.1–15.6

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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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