Zambia

Net migration rate in Zambia

Net migration rate in Zambia: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
0.5 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+1.1 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
87 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.5 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in ZambiaNet migration rate in Zambia: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.9 per 1,000 people and 8.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.9 per 1,000 people and 8.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 4 per 1,000 people in 2007, the lowest -7.3 per 1,000 people in 1970.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearZambia
20230.5
2022-0.4
20210.4
20200.4
20191
20181
20171.5
20161.5
20151
20141
20131
20120.6
20110.9
20101.6
20093.3
20083
20074
20062.4
20053
20040.7
20031.9
20020.3
20012.3
2000-0.4
1999-1.7
1998-2.8
1997-2.8
1996-4.3
1995-5.2
1994-5.3
1993-5.7
1992-5.3
1991-5.5
1990-5
1989-4.8
1988-4.2
1987-3.7
1986-2.4
1985-2.7
1984-2.8
1983-1.9
1982-0.6
1981-2.7
1980-4.3
1979-5.2
1978-5.5
1977-5.7
1976-6
1975-6.2
1974-6.4
1973-6.7
1972-6.9
1971-7.1
1970-7.3
1969-2.7
1968-1.3
1967-1.3
1966-1.3
1965-1.4
1964-1.4
1963-1.3
1962-1.3
1961-1.2
1960-1.2
1959-1.1
1958-1
1957-1
1956-0.9
1955-0.9
1954-0.8
1953-0.8
1952-0.7
1951-0.7
1950-0.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearZambia
20240.3-1.7–2.3
20250.3-2.6–2.9
20260.3-3.1–3.6
20270.2-3.8–3.9
20280.2-4.1–4.4
20290.1-4.3–4.5
20300.1-4.8–4.7
20310.1-4.8–5
2032-0-5–5.2
2033-0-5.3–5.5
2034-0.1-5.4–5.7
2035-0.1-5.6–5.6
2036-0.1-5.7–5.5
2037-0.2-5.9–5.7
2038-0.3-6.5–5.9
2039-0.3-6.7–5.8
2040-0.3-6.6–5.9
2041-0.4-7.1–5.9
2042-0.4-6.6–6.3
2043-0.4-7.3–6.5
2044-0.4-7–6.6
2045-0.4-7.1–6.5
2046-0.4-6.9–6.6
2047-0.4-7.3–6.5
2048-0.4-7.3–6.4
2049-0.5-7.5–6.5
2050-0.5-7.6–6.5
2051-0.5-7.5–6.6
2052-0.6-7.5–6.6
2053-0.6-7.9–6.9
2054-0.5-7.8–7.5
2055-0.5-7.7–7
2056-0.5-7.9–7.1
2057-0.5-8.2–6.9
2058-0.4-8.2–7.1
2059-0.4-8–7.1
2060-0.4-7.9–7
2061-0.5-7.7–7.4
2062-0.5-8.2–7.4
2063-0.5-7.9–7.6
2064-0.5-8.1–7.2
2065-0.5-7.9–7.6
2066-0.5-7.8–7.5
2067-0.5-7.7–7.6
2068-0.5-7.7–8
2069-0.4-7.8–7.9
2070-0.4-7.4–7.6
2071-0.4-8.2–7.5
2072-0.4-8–7.2
2073-0.4-8.5–7.7
2074-0.5-8.6–7.6
2075-0.4-8.6–7.7
2076-0.5-8.9–7.5
2077-0.4-8.9–7.9
2078-0.5-8.4–8
2079-0.5-8.5–8.1
2080-0.4-8.5–8.1
2081-0.4-8.3–8.2
2082-0.5-8.8–8.1
2083-0.5-8.7–8
2084-0.5-8.7–8.1
2085-0.5-9–8.1
2086-0.4-9.1–7.7
2087-0.4-9.1–7.9
2088-0.6-9.7–7.6
2089-0.5-9.6–7.9
2090-0.5-9.3–8
2091-0.5-9.7–7.7
2092-0.5-9.1–8
2093-0.5-9.7–8.1
2094-0.4-9.3–7.9
2095-0.5-9.4–8.7
2096-0.6-9.2–8.1
2097-0.5-9.3–8.5
2098-0.5-10.1–8.1
2099-0.5-9.8–8.6
2100-0.5-9.9–8.7

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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