Zimbabwe

Net migration rate in Zimbabwe

Net migration rate in Zimbabwe: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-6 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−4.3 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
205 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-2.1 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in ZimbabweNet migration rate in Zimbabwe: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -23.1 per 1,000 people and 15.6 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 -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -23.1 per 1,000 people and 15.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 55.5 per 1,000 people in 1980, the lowest -26.1 per 1,000 people in 1978.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearZimbabwe
2023-6
2022-6.4
2021-4.7
2020-5.8
2019-6.8
2018-7.8
2017-8.7
2016-9.6
2015-11.3
2014-12.5
2013-12.6
2012-12.8
2011-8
2010-8.1
2009-8.3
2008-8.8
2007-9.2
2006-4.5
2005-10.8
2004-10.3
2003-7.9
2002-8.4
2001-11.6
2000-13.9
1999-7.3
19980.6
19970
19960.1
1995-4.1
1994-16.1
1993-22.5
19927.1
19910.4
19900.5
19890.4
19881.2
19872.3
19860.7
19850.5
19840.6
19830.6
19824.2
19811.5
198055.5
1979-10.2
1978-26.1
1977-13.8
1976-5.2
1975-4.8
1974-2.7
1973-3.3
1972-3.8
1971-4.2
1970-4.6
1969-2.4
1968-2.4
1967-2.5
1966-2.4
1965-2.3
1964-2.2
1963-2.1
1962-2.1
1961-2.1
1960-2.2
1959-2.2
1958-2.1
1957-2.1
1956-2
1955-2
1954-1.9
1953-1.9
1952-1.8
1951-1.7
1950-1.7
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearZimbabwe
2024-3.6-22–13.6
2025-3.2-23.7–15
2026-3.2-24.9–14.9
2027-3.1-24–14.7
2028-3.2-23.7–14.9
2029-3.1-22.1–14.3
2030-3.3-23.4–15.4
2031-3.2-22.8–15.3
2032-2.8-23–15.3
2033-2.6-22–15.6
2034-3-23.5–15.7
2035-2.5-20.7–16.9
2036-3-23.6–16.2
2037-3-21.8–14.6
2038-2.8-22.8–15.3
2039-3-22.6–15.1
2040-2.8-21.9–15.3
2041-2.1-22.9–16.7
2042-3-23.5–15.6
2043-2.3-22.1–17.3
2044-2.9-22.6–15.4
2045-2.7-22.5–16.8
2046-2.7-22.5–16.3
2047-2.8-21.8–15.4
2048-2.5-22.4–16.6
2049-2.7-23.3–16
2050-2.4-22.4–16
2051-2.2-21.3–16.1
2052-2.5-22.8–15.3
2053-2.2-22.8–15.9
2054-2.7-23.6–15.2
2055-2.4-22.4–15.8
2056-2.8-23.7–14.7
2057-2.4-23.1–16.3
2058-2.6-22–16.1
2059-2.7-23.5–15.8
2060-2.6-23.2–14.4
2061-2.3-22.4–15.5
2062-2.2-22.6–16.2
2063-2.2-22.7–16
2064-2.6-23.4–15.4
2065-2.2-23.6–15.9
2066-2.5-22.6–16.2
2067-2.2-23.5–15.8
2068-2.4-23.2–15.2
2069-2.3-23.4–15.4
2070-2.4-22.6–14.7
2071-2.4-23.4–15.5
2072-1.8-23.1–16.5
2073-1.8-22.1–16.3
2074-2.1-23–15.8
2075-2.2-24–16.2
2076-2-21.9–17.6
2077-2.1-23.6–15.6
2078-2.2-22.6–15.2
2079-2.1-23.9–15.8
2080-2-23.6–16
2081-2.1-23.8–15.8
2082-2.3-23.6–15.2
2083-2.1-24.3–15.9
2084-2.1-23.5–15.3
2085-2.2-24.1–15.6
2086-2-24.3–16.8
2087-1.9-22.4–15.5
2088-2.4-24.6–16
2089-2-23.7–15.2
2090-1.9-24.2–17.4
2091-2.3-24.1–16.5
2092-2.1-23.6–16.4
2093-2.4-24.7–15.4
2094-1.8-23.1–15.9
2095-1.8-23.9–15.8
2096-2.2-24.4–16.9
2097-2-23.2–15.9
2098-2.1-24.1–15.4
2099-2.3-25–15.4
2100-2.1-23.1–15.6

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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