Niger vs Zambia
Niger vs Zambia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0 per 1,000 people in Niger and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.4 per 1,000 people, or 12 times that in Niger.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 97 and Zambia ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger 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
| Year | Niger | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 1 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 2017 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | 3 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | 4 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | 3 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | -5.2 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | -5.3 |
| 1993 | -0.2 | -5.7 |
| 1992 | -0.3 | -5.3 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -5.5 |
| 1990 | 0 | -5 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -0.1 | -4.2 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | -3.7 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
| 1985 | -0.9 | -2.7 |
| 1984 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 1983 | -1.4 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| 1981 | -1.2 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | -5.2 |
| 1978 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| 1977 | -0.6 | -5.7 |
| 1976 | -0.6 | -6 |
| 1975 | -0.6 | -6.2 |
| 1974 | -0.6 | -6.4 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | -6.7 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | -6.9 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
| 1970 | -0.5 | -7.3 |
| 1969 | -0.5 | -2.7 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1966 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 1964 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 1963 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 1961 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| 1960 | -1 | -1.2 |
| 1959 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
| 1958 | -1.5 | -1 |
| 1957 | -1.5 | -1 |
| 1956 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 1955 | -1.1 | -0.9 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.8 |
| 1952 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 1950 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.9–0.6 | 0.3-1.7–2.3 |
| 2025 | -0.3-1.2–0.6 | 0.3-2.6–2.9 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.4–0.6 | 0.3-3.1–3.6 |
| 2027 | -0.4-1.5–0.5 | 0.2-3.8–3.9 |
| 2028 | -0.4-1.6–0.5 | 0.2-4.1–4.4 |
| 2029 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-4.3–4.5 |
| 2030 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-4.8–4.7 |
| 2031 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-4.8–5 |
| 2032 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0-5–5.2 |
| 2033 | -0.6-1.8–0.4 | -0-5.3–5.5 |
| 2034 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.1-5.4–5.7 |
| 2035 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0.1-5.6–5.6 |
| 2036 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.1-5.7–5.5 |
| 2037 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0.2-5.9–5.7 |
| 2038 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0.3-6.5–5.9 |
| 2039 | -0.6-1.8–0.5 | -0.3-6.7–5.8 |
| 2040 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.3-6.6–5.9 |
| 2041 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-7.1–5.9 |
| 2042 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-6.6–6.3 |
| 2043 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2044 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.4-7–6.6 |
| 2045 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-7.1–6.5 |
| 2046 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-6.9–6.6 |
| 2047 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2048 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.4-7.3–6.4 |
| 2049 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.5-7.5–6.5 |
| 2050 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.5-7.6–6.5 |
| 2051 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.5–6.6 |
| 2052 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.6-7.5–6.6 |
| 2053 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.6-7.9–6.9 |
| 2054 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2055 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.7–7 |
| 2056 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.5-7.9–7.1 |
| 2057 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-8.2–6.9 |
| 2058 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-8.2–7.1 |
| 2059 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.4-8–7.1 |
| 2060 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-7.9–7 |
| 2061 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.7–7.4 |
| 2062 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-8.2–7.4 |
| 2063 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2064 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.5-8.1–7.2 |
| 2065 | -0.5-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2066 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2067 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.7–7.6 |
| 2068 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-7.7–8 |
| 2069 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-7.8–7.9 |
| 2070 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-7.4–7.6 |
| 2071 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.4-8.2–7.5 |
| 2072 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.4-8–7.2 |
| 2073 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-8.5–7.7 |
| 2074 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.5-8.6–7.6 |
| 2075 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.4-8.6–7.7 |
| 2076 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 |
| 2077 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.4-8.9–7.9 |
| 2078 | -0.4-1.6–0.7 | -0.5-8.4–8 |
| 2079 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | -0.5-8.5–8.1 |
| 2080 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | -0.4-8.5–8.1 |
| 2081 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-8.3–8.2 |
| 2082 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.5-8.8–8.1 |
| 2083 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | -0.5-8.7–8 |
| 2084 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-8.7–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-9–8.1 |
| 2086 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.4-9.1–7.7 |
| 2087 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.4-9.1–7.9 |
| 2088 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.6-9.7–7.6 |
| 2089 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-9.6–7.9 |
| 2090 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-9.3–8 |
| 2091 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | -0.5-9.7–7.7 |
| 2092 | -0.4-1.9–0.6 | -0.5-9.1–8 |
| 2093 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.5-9.7–8.1 |
| 2094 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-9.3–7.9 |
| 2095 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | -0.5-9.4–8.7 |
| 2096 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.6-9.2–8.1 |
| 2097 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.5-9.3–8.5 |
| 2098 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -0.5-10.1–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0.4-1.9–0.7 | -0.5-9.8–8.6 |
| 2100 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | -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
Niger vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990