Net migration in Zimbabwe

Net migration to Zimbabwe was -54,555 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1998.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2025 -54,555 People
Change from 2024 +9.9% 2024: -60,528 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 196th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Zimbabwe 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), 2016 to 2025
Period Zimbabwe
2025 -54,555 people
2024 -60,528 people
2023 -97,380 people
2022 -102,828 people
2021 -74,623 people
2020 -89,440 people
2019 -103,107 people
2018 -117,758 people
2017 -128,241 people
2016 -140,181 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.9% from -60,528 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -162,220 people, the figure has changed by +66.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 196th 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 Zimbabwe
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