Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.5 per 1,000 people in Zambia and -6 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 6.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2023, Zambia ranked 87 and Zimbabwe ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Zambia at -0.5 per 1,000 people and Zimbabwe at -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 | -6 |
| 2022 | -0.4 | -6.4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -4.7 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -5.8 |
| 2019 | 1 | -6.8 |
| 2018 | 1 | -7.8 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -8.7 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -9.6 |
| 2015 | 1 | -11.3 |
| 2014 | 1 | -12.5 |
| 2013 | 1 | -12.6 |
| 2012 | 0.6 | -12.8 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -8 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -8.1 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | -8.3 |
| 2008 | 3 | -8.8 |
| 2007 | 4 | -9.2 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | -4.5 |
| 2005 | 3 | -10.8 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -10.3 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | -7.9 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -8.4 |
| 2001 | 2.3 | -11.6 |
| 2000 | -0.4 | -13.9 |
| 1999 | -1.7 | -7.3 |
| 1998 | -2.8 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | -2.8 | 0 |
| 1996 | -4.3 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | -5.2 | -4.1 |
| 1994 | -5.3 | -16.1 |
| 1993 | -5.7 | -22.5 |
| 1992 | -5.3 | 7.1 |
| 1991 | -5.5 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | -5 | 0.5 |
| 1989 | -4.8 | 0.4 |
| 1988 | -4.2 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | -3.7 | 2.3 |
| 1986 | -2.4 | 0.7 |
| 1985 | -2.7 | 0.5 |
| 1984 | -2.8 | 0.6 |
| 1983 | -1.9 | 0.6 |
| 1982 | -0.6 | 4.2 |
| 1981 | -2.7 | 1.5 |
| 1980 | -4.3 | 55.5 |
| 1979 | -5.2 | -10.2 |
| 1978 | -5.5 | -26.1 |
| 1977 | -5.7 | -13.8 |
| 1976 | -6 | -5.2 |
| 1975 | -6.2 | -4.8 |
| 1974 | -6.4 | -2.7 |
| 1973 | -6.7 | -3.3 |
| 1972 | -6.9 | -3.8 |
| 1971 | -7.1 | -4.2 |
| 1970 | -7.3 | -4.6 |
| 1969 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
| 1968 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| 1967 | -1.3 | -2.5 |
| 1966 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| 1965 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| 1964 | -1.4 | -2.2 |
| 1963 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| 1962 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| 1961 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| 1960 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| 1959 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
| 1958 | -1 | -2.1 |
| 1957 | -1 | -2.1 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | -2 |
| 1955 | -0.9 | -2 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
| 1953 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
| 1952 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
| 1951 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| 1950 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3-1.7–2.3 | -3.6-22–13.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3-2.6–2.9 | -3.2-23.7–15 |
| 2026 | 0.3-3.1–3.6 | -3.2-24.9–14.9 |
| 2027 | 0.2-3.8–3.9 | -3.1-24–14.7 |
| 2028 | 0.2-4.1–4.4 | -3.2-23.7–14.9 |
| 2029 | 0.1-4.3–4.5 | -3.1-22.1–14.3 |
| 2030 | 0.1-4.8–4.7 | -3.3-23.4–15.4 |
| 2031 | 0.1-4.8–5 | -3.2-22.8–15.3 |
| 2032 | -0-5–5.2 | -2.8-23–15.3 |
| 2033 | -0-5.3–5.5 | -2.6-22–15.6 |
| 2034 | -0.1-5.4–5.7 | -3-23.5–15.7 |
| 2035 | -0.1-5.6–5.6 | -2.5-20.7–16.9 |
| 2036 | -0.1-5.7–5.5 | -3-23.6–16.2 |
| 2037 | -0.2-5.9–5.7 | -3-21.8–14.6 |
| 2038 | -0.3-6.5–5.9 | -2.8-22.8–15.3 |
| 2039 | -0.3-6.7–5.8 | -3-22.6–15.1 |
| 2040 | -0.3-6.6–5.9 | -2.8-21.9–15.3 |
| 2041 | -0.4-7.1–5.9 | -2.1-22.9–16.7 |
| 2042 | -0.4-6.6–6.3 | -3-23.5–15.6 |
| 2043 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 | -2.3-22.1–17.3 |
| 2044 | -0.4-7–6.6 | -2.9-22.6–15.4 |
| 2045 | -0.4-7.1–6.5 | -2.7-22.5–16.8 |
| 2046 | -0.4-6.9–6.6 | -2.7-22.5–16.3 |
| 2047 | -0.4-7.3–6.5 | -2.8-21.8–15.4 |
| 2048 | -0.4-7.3–6.4 | -2.5-22.4–16.6 |
| 2049 | -0.5-7.5–6.5 | -2.7-23.3–16 |
| 2050 | -0.5-7.6–6.5 | -2.4-22.4–16 |
| 2051 | -0.5-7.5–6.6 | -2.2-21.3–16.1 |
| 2052 | -0.6-7.5–6.6 | -2.5-22.8–15.3 |
| 2053 | -0.6-7.9–6.9 | -2.2-22.8–15.9 |
| 2054 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 | -2.7-23.6–15.2 |
| 2055 | -0.5-7.7–7 | -2.4-22.4–15.8 |
| 2056 | -0.5-7.9–7.1 | -2.8-23.7–14.7 |
| 2057 | -0.5-8.2–6.9 | -2.4-23.1–16.3 |
| 2058 | -0.4-8.2–7.1 | -2.6-22–16.1 |
| 2059 | -0.4-8–7.1 | -2.7-23.5–15.8 |
| 2060 | -0.4-7.9–7 | -2.6-23.2–14.4 |
| 2061 | -0.5-7.7–7.4 | -2.3-22.4–15.5 |
| 2062 | -0.5-8.2–7.4 | -2.2-22.6–16.2 |
| 2063 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 | -2.2-22.7–16 |
| 2064 | -0.5-8.1–7.2 | -2.6-23.4–15.4 |
| 2065 | -0.5-7.9–7.6 | -2.2-23.6–15.9 |
| 2066 | -0.5-7.8–7.5 | -2.5-22.6–16.2 |
| 2067 | -0.5-7.7–7.6 | -2.2-23.5–15.8 |
| 2068 | -0.5-7.7–8 | -2.4-23.2–15.2 |
| 2069 | -0.4-7.8–7.9 | -2.3-23.4–15.4 |
| 2070 | -0.4-7.4–7.6 | -2.4-22.6–14.7 |
| 2071 | -0.4-8.2–7.5 | -2.4-23.4–15.5 |
| 2072 | -0.4-8–7.2 | -1.8-23.1–16.5 |
| 2073 | -0.4-8.5–7.7 | -1.8-22.1–16.3 |
| 2074 | -0.5-8.6–7.6 | -2.1-23–15.8 |
| 2075 | -0.4-8.6–7.7 | -2.2-24–16.2 |
| 2076 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 | -2-21.9–17.6 |
| 2077 | -0.4-8.9–7.9 | -2.1-23.6–15.6 |
| 2078 | -0.5-8.4–8 | -2.2-22.6–15.2 |
| 2079 | -0.5-8.5–8.1 | -2.1-23.9–15.8 |
| 2080 | -0.4-8.5–8.1 | -2-23.6–16 |
| 2081 | -0.4-8.3–8.2 | -2.1-23.8–15.8 |
| 2082 | -0.5-8.8–8.1 | -2.3-23.6–15.2 |
| 2083 | -0.5-8.7–8 | -2.1-24.3–15.9 |
| 2084 | -0.5-8.7–8.1 | -2.1-23.5–15.3 |
| 2085 | -0.5-9–8.1 | -2.2-24.1–15.6 |
| 2086 | -0.4-9.1–7.7 | -2-24.3–16.8 |
| 2087 | -0.4-9.1–7.9 | -1.9-22.4–15.5 |
| 2088 | -0.6-9.7–7.6 | -2.4-24.6–16 |
| 2089 | -0.5-9.6–7.9 | -2-23.7–15.2 |
| 2090 | -0.5-9.3–8 | -1.9-24.2–17.4 |
| 2091 | -0.5-9.7–7.7 | -2.3-24.1–16.5 |
| 2092 | -0.5-9.1–8 | -2.1-23.6–16.4 |
| 2093 | -0.5-9.7–8.1 | -2.4-24.7–15.4 |
| 2094 | -0.4-9.3–7.9 | -1.8-23.1–15.9 |
| 2095 | -0.5-9.4–8.7 | -1.8-23.9–15.8 |
| 2096 | -0.6-9.2–8.1 | -2.2-24.4–16.9 |
| 2097 | -0.5-9.3–8.5 | -2-23.2–15.9 |
| 2098 | -0.5-10.1–8.1 | -2.1-24.1–15.4 |
| 2099 | -0.5-9.8–8.6 | -2.3-25–15.4 |
| 2100 | -0.5-9.9–8.7 | -2.1-23.1–15.6 |
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
Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyZambia: 66.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityZambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityZambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionZambia: 3.64% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateZambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationZambia: 20.7 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthZambia: 2.83% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateZambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationZambia: 45.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageZambia: 17.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overZambia: 1.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingZambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsZambia: $343M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personZambia: $19 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingZambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelZambia: 16,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerZambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersZambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsZambia: 1 million TIV in 2024Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsZambia: 2 million TIV in 1990Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001