South Sudan vs Zambia
South Sudan vs Zambia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan and 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.2 per 1,000 people, or 86 times that in Zambia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2023, South Sudan ranked 1 and Zambia ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people and Zambia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | South Sudan | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.6 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | -14.2 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 1 |
| 2017 | -65.4 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | -60.4 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | -14.4 | 1 |
| 2014 | -42 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 18.9 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 30.7 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 15.1 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 18.8 | 3 |
| 2007 | 20 | 4 |
| 2006 | 19.3 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 13.3 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | 11.4 | -2.8 |
| 1997 | 8.8 | -2.8 |
| 1996 | 3.4 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 3.3 | -5.2 |
| 1994 | 3.2 | -5.3 |
| 1993 | 3.2 | -5.7 |
| 1992 | 3.1 | -5.3 |
| 1991 | 3 | -5.5 |
| 1990 | 2.7 | -5 |
| 1989 | -27.8 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -20 | -4.2 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
| 1986 | -2.2 | -2.4 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | -2.7 |
| 1984 | -1.9 | -2.8 |
| 1983 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -1.5 | -0.6 |
| 1981 | -1.3 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| 1979 | -0.9 | -5.2 |
| 1978 | -0.7 | -5.5 |
| 1977 | -0.5 | -5.7 |
| 1976 | -0.3 | -6 |
| 1975 | -0.1 | -6.2 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 1973 | 0 | -6.7 |
| 1972 | 0.1 | -6.9 |
| 1971 | 0.1 | -7.1 |
| 1970 | 0.2 | -7.3 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | -2.7 |
| 1968 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| 1966 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| 1965 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 1964 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1961 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 1959 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| 1958 | 0.2 | -1 |
| 1957 | 0.1 | -1 |
| 1956 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| 1955 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1954 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1952 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 1951 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1950 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Sudan | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.3-28.4–27.4 | 0.3-1.7–2.3 |
| 2025 | 0.5-32.2–32.3 | 0.3-2.6–2.9 |
| 2026 | 0.6-35.1–33 | 0.3-3.1–3.6 |
| 2027 | 0.3-31.4–32.9 | 0.2-3.8–3.9 |
| 2028 | 0.3-33.1–31.7 | 0.2-4.1–4.4 |
| 2029 | -0-35.2–31.3 | 0.1-4.3–4.5 |
| 2030 | 0.1-34.8–32.3 | 0.1-4.8–4.7 |
| 2031 | 0.8-33.6–33.3 | 0.1-4.8–5 |
| 2032 | 0.3-34.5–32.5 | -0-5–5.2 |
| 2033 | -0.1-33.8–31.6 | -0-5.3–5.5 |
| 2034 | 0.5-35.8–34.2 | -0.1-5.4–5.7 |
| 2035 | 1-32.5–32.9 | -0.1-5.6–5.6 |
| 2036 | 0.9-32.8–32.2 | -0.1-5.7–5.5 |
| 2037 | 0.6-33.1–31.7 | -0.2-5.9–5.7 |
| 2038 | 0.7-34.9–32.5 | -0.3-6.5–5.9 |
| 2039 | 0.4-36.8–33.3 | -0.3-6.7–5.8 |
| 2040 | 0.7-35.5–31.6 | -0.3-6.6–5.9 |
| 2041 | 0.6-35.8–31.5 | -0.4-7.1–5.9 |
| 2042 | 0.6-35.8–32.4 | -0.4-6.6–6.3 |
| 2043 | 0.2-34.6–32.3 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2044 | 0.4-31.9–32.9 | -0.4-7–6.6 |
| 2045 | 0.1-34.2–32.5 | -0.4-7.1–6.5 |
| 2046 | 0.5-33.6–33.2 | -0.4-6.9–6.6 |
| 2047 | -0-37.1–33.4 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 |
| 2048 | -0.1-35.5–32.2 | -0.4-7.3–6.4 |
| 2049 | -0.3-35.6–30.8 | -0.5-7.5–6.5 |
| 2050 | -0.4-35.5–31.3 | -0.5-7.6–6.5 |
| 2051 | 0.2-35.4–31.8 | -0.5-7.5–6.6 |
| 2052 | 1-32.9–33.4 | -0.6-7.5–6.6 |
| 2053 | -0.1-36.2–31.5 | -0.6-7.9–6.9 |
| 2054 | 0.6-34.6–33.2 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2055 | 0.1-33.5–33.6 | -0.5-7.7–7 |
| 2056 | 0.2-34.6–34.6 | -0.5-7.9–7.1 |
| 2057 | 0.4-35.5–33.8 | -0.5-8.2–6.9 |
| 2058 | 0.1-35.6–32.5 | -0.4-8.2–7.1 |
| 2059 | 0.7-32.7–32.7 | -0.4-8–7.1 |
| 2060 | -0.1-36.4–32.5 | -0.4-7.9–7 |
| 2061 | -0-37.9–32.1 | -0.5-7.7–7.4 |
| 2062 | 0.4-34.4–33.1 | -0.5-8.2–7.4 |
| 2063 | 0.4-33.2–32.8 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2064 | 0.5-34–33.3 | -0.5-8.1–7.2 |
| 2065 | 0.8-35.8–33.1 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 |
| 2066 | 0.3-36.4–32.9 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 |
| 2067 | 0.6-34.4–33.9 | -0.5-7.7–7.6 |
| 2068 | 1.1-36–32.7 | -0.5-7.7–8 |
| 2069 | 0.1-37.4–35.3 | -0.4-7.8–7.9 |
| 2070 | -0.2-36.4–31.1 | -0.4-7.4–7.6 |
| 2071 | 0.7-36.4–33.5 | -0.4-8.2–7.5 |
| 2072 | 0.7-35.4–34.7 | -0.4-8–7.2 |
| 2073 | 0.9-34.1–34.4 | -0.4-8.5–7.7 |
| 2074 | 1.2-34.7–33.2 | -0.5-8.6–7.6 |
| 2075 | 0.4-35.5–33.6 | -0.4-8.6–7.7 |
| 2076 | -0.2-36.5–34.3 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 |
| 2077 | 0.6-36.8–30.8 | -0.4-8.9–7.9 |
| 2078 | 0.4-31.8–32.8 | -0.5-8.4–8 |
| 2079 | 0.7-34.6–33.5 | -0.5-8.5–8.1 |
| 2080 | -0-37.9–31.6 | -0.4-8.5–8.1 |
| 2081 | 0.2-34.7–34.3 | -0.4-8.3–8.2 |
| 2082 | 0.6-39.2–32.1 | -0.5-8.8–8.1 |
| 2083 | 0.6-37.9–33.3 | -0.5-8.7–8 |
| 2084 | 0.9-38.6–32 | -0.5-8.7–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0-38.2–30.3 | -0.5-9–8.1 |
| 2086 | 0.6-39.2–33.8 | -0.4-9.1–7.7 |
| 2087 | 0-36.8–34.1 | -0.4-9.1–7.9 |
| 2088 | 0.6-36.2–34.2 | -0.6-9.7–7.6 |
| 2089 | 0.6-37.2–32.2 | -0.5-9.6–7.9 |
| 2090 | -0-38.4–31 | -0.5-9.3–8 |
| 2091 | 0-37.1–30 | -0.5-9.7–7.7 |
| 2092 | 0.2-38–33.7 | -0.5-9.1–8 |
| 2093 | -0.1-36.6–30.5 | -0.5-9.7–8.1 |
| 2094 | -0.4-36.1–30.1 | -0.4-9.3–7.9 |
| 2095 | 0.1-36.9–33.2 | -0.5-9.4–8.7 |
| 2096 | 0.4-37.4–32.7 | -0.6-9.2–8.1 |
| 2097 | -0-37.7–29.6 | -0.5-9.3–8.5 |
| 2098 | 0.9-39–33.5 | -0.5-10.1–8.1 |
| 2099 | 0.5-38.2–32.2 | -0.5-9.8–8.6 |
| 2100 | 0.7-37.3–34.5 | -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
South Sudan vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024