Net migration in Zambia

Net migration to Zambia was 6,562 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2025 6,562 People
Change from 2024 −11.1% 2024: 7,381 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 47th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Zambia over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period ZambiaWorld
2025 6,562 people 0 people
2024 7,381 people 0 people
2023 9,521 people 0 people
2022 -8,566 people 0 people
2021 8,143 people 0 people
2020 8,156 people 0 people
2019 18,385 people 0 people
2018 18,431 people 0 people
2017 25,789 people 0 people
2016 25,860 people 0 people
2015 16,261 people 0 people
2014 16,574 people 0 people
2013 15,542 people 0 people
2012 8,958 people 0 people
2011 13,569 people 0 people
2010 22,761 people 0 people
2009 44,867 people 0 people
2008 39,249 people 0 people
2007 49,945 people 0 people
2006 29,517 people 0 people
2005 35,316 people 0 people
2004 7,819 people 0 people
2003 20,845 people 0 people
2002 3,206 people 0 people
2001 23,582 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −11.1% from 7,381 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 16,261 people, the figure has changed by −59.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 47th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Zambia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects