Somalia vs Zambia
Somalia vs Zambia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.5 per 1,000 people in Somalia and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.1 per 1,000 people, or 5.48 times that in Zambia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2023, Somalia ranked 62 and Zambia ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Somalia at -0.6 per 1,000 people and Zambia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Somalia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | -5.2 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | -1.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2012 | -4.2 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | -26.4 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | -7.2 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | -8.5 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | -8.7 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2006 | -6.1 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | -0.6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 1997 | 6.4 | -2.8 |
| 1996 | -6.1 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 9 | -5.2 |
| 1994 | -7.2 | -5.3 |
| 1993 | 39.2 | -5.7 |
| 1992 | -27.7 | -5.3 |
| 1991 | -83.4 | -5.5 |
| 1990 | -35 | -5 |
| 1989 | -37.4 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -57.5 | -4.2 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
| 1986 | 10.7 | -2.4 |
| 1985 | 9.3 | -2.7 |
| 1984 | 9.4 | -2.8 |
| 1983 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | 1 | -0.6 |
| 1981 | -55.5 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | 11 | -4.3 |
| 1979 | 106.9 | -5.2 |
| 1978 | 83.5 | -5.5 |
| 1977 | 0.5 | -5.7 |
| 1976 | -0.9 | -6 |
| 1975 | -0.5 | -6.2 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 1973 | 0 | -6.7 |
| 1972 | -0.1 | -6.9 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
| 1970 | 0.3 | -7.3 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | -2.7 |
| 1968 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 1965 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 1959 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| 1958 | -1.1 | -1 |
| 1957 | -0.4 | -1 |
| 1956 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 1955 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 1954 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 1952 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| 1951 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| 1950 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Somalia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4-40.6–39.6 | 0.3-1.7–2.3 |
| 2025 | 0.6-48.7–42.9 | 0.3-2.6–2.9 |
| 2026 | 0.8-48.3–42.5 | 0.3-3.1–3.6 |
| 2027 | -0-48.1–44.7 | 0.2-3.8–3.9 |
| 2028 | -1-47.6–43.8 | 0.2-4.1–4.4 |
| 2029 | -0.4-45.2–44.9 | 0.1-4.3–4.5 |
| 2030 | 0.5-42.4–44.1 | 0.1-4.8–4.7 |
| 2031 | -0.3-45.9–45.3 | 0.1-4.8–5 |
| 2032 | -0.6-45.1–44.2 | -0-5–5.2 |
| 2033 | -1.4-43.6–40.7 | -0-5.3–5.5 |
| 2034 | -0.5-43–41.1 | -0.1-5.4–5.7 |
| 2035 | 0.4-44.7–43.3 | -0.1-5.6–5.6 |
| 2036 | -0-44.9–41.6 | -0.1-5.7–5.5 |
| 2037 | 0.5-45.8–41.4 | -0.2-5.9–5.7 |
| 2038 | -0.2-45.9–41.9 | -0.3-6.5–5.9 |
| 2039 | -0.7-43.7–43 | -0.3-6.7–5.8 |
| 2040 | 0.5-43.1–44.1 | -0.3-6.6–5.9 |
| 2041 | -0.3-45.5–40.8 | -0.4-7.1–5.9 |
| 2042 | -1.4-41.9–39.8 | -0.4-6.6–6.3 |
| 2043 | -0.8-42.4–37.8 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2044 | -0.6-41–39 | -0.4-7–6.6 |
| 2045 | -0.6-41.5–40.6 | -0.4-7.1–6.5 |
| 2046 | -0.4-43.2–39.4 | -0.4-6.9–6.6 |
| 2047 | -0.2-42.3–39.1 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2048 | -0.6-41.9–39.7 | -0.4-7.3–6.4 |
| 2049 | -1.3-40.3–39.6 | -0.5-7.5–6.5 |
| 2050 | -0.7-40.7–38.9 | -0.5-7.6–6.5 |
| 2051 | -0.5-38.2–37.2 | -0.5-7.5–6.6 |
| 2052 | -0.8-41.1–36.5 | -0.6-7.5–6.6 |
| 2053 | -0.4-37.7–36.3 | -0.6-7.9–6.9 |
| 2054 | 0.5-36.9–38.7 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2055 | 0.5-36.5–38.4 | -0.5-7.7–7 |
| 2056 | -0.1-38.2–36.5 | -0.5-7.9–7.1 |
| 2057 | -0.4-38.5–35.3 | -0.5-8.2–6.9 |
| 2058 | -0.9-35.4–37 | -0.4-8.2–7.1 |
| 2059 | 1.1-34.1–38.6 | -0.4-8–7.1 |
| 2060 | 1-33.3–35.2 | -0.4-7.9–7 |
| 2061 | -0.4-35.4–35.7 | -0.5-7.7–7.4 |
| 2062 | -0.5-36.5–32.6 | -0.5-8.2–7.4 |
| 2063 | -0.2-33.3–34.3 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2064 | 0.2-33.8–33.7 | -0.5-8.1–7.2 |
| 2065 | 0.3-33.8–36.1 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2066 | -0.4-34.7–34.2 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2067 | -0.5-32.4–34.2 | -0.5-7.7–7.6 |
| 2068 | -0.8-32.5–33.4 | -0.5-7.7–8 |
| 2069 | -0.3-33.5–33.3 | -0.4-7.8–7.9 |
| 2070 | 0.2-31–33.8 | -0.4-7.4–7.6 |
| 2071 | -0-31.7–33.3 | -0.4-8.2–7.5 |
| 2072 | -0.3-32–31.4 | -0.4-8–7.2 |
| 2073 | -0-30.3–31.6 | -0.4-8.5–7.7 |
| 2074 | 0.1-28.8–30.4 | -0.5-8.6–7.6 |
| 2075 | -1.1-30.9–31.1 | -0.4-8.6–7.7 |
| 2076 | -0.7-32–29.6 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 |
| 2077 | 0.1-30.1–29.1 | -0.4-8.9–7.9 |
| 2078 | -0-28.7–29.6 | -0.5-8.4–8 |
| 2079 | 0.1-29.3–29.1 | -0.5-8.5–8.1 |
| 2080 | -0.5-30.1–28.1 | -0.4-8.5–8.1 |
| 2081 | -1.4-29.8–27.2 | -0.4-8.3–8.2 |
| 2082 | -0.1-28–27.1 | -0.5-8.8–8.1 |
| 2083 | -0.2-28.7–27.9 | -0.5-8.7–8 |
| 2084 | -0.1-26.5–27.4 | -0.5-8.7–8.1 |
| 2085 | 0.5-26.6–28.8 | -0.5-9–8.1 |
| 2086 | 0.1-25.6–25.8 | -0.4-9.1–7.7 |
| 2087 | -0.7-25–29.4 | -0.4-9.1–7.9 |
| 2088 | -0.7-27.7–24.9 | -0.6-9.7–7.6 |
| 2089 | -0.8-27.2–27.5 | -0.5-9.6–7.9 |
| 2090 | 0.2-26.9–27.3 | -0.5-9.3–8 |
| 2091 | 0.2-26.1–27.1 | -0.5-9.7–7.7 |
| 2092 | -0.2-24.6–26.1 | -0.5-9.1–8 |
| 2093 | -0.2-22.9–25.8 | -0.5-9.7–8.1 |
| 2094 | -0.2-23.6–25.6 | -0.4-9.3–7.9 |
| 2095 | -0.3-22.9–23.7 | -0.5-9.4–8.7 |
| 2096 | 0-22.4–23.5 | -0.6-9.2–8.1 |
| 2097 | -0.5-23.4–24.8 | -0.5-9.3–8.5 |
| 2098 | -0.3-23–22.4 | -0.5-10.1–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0-22.7–23.8 | -0.5-9.8–8.6 |
| 2100 | -0.6-21.6–22.8 | -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
Somalia vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024