Migranto
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Where Zambians move

122.8K Zambians live abroad — #147 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#147 worldwide#43 in Africa

Considering a move from Zambia? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 70% of all emigrants

Largest destination
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Zimbabwe

32.7K

26.6% of all emigrants

2🇲🇼Malawi30.6K24.9%
3🇿🇦South Africa22.9K18.7%
4🇹🇿Tanzania8.3K6.8%
5🇦🇺Australia8.1K6.6%
6🇲🇿Mozambique5.5K4.5%
7🇧🇼Botswana4.7K3.8%
8🇳🇦Namibia3.4K2.7%
CountryEmigrants
Zimbabwe32680
Malawi30614
South Africa22946
Tanzania8289
Australia8060
Mozambique5539
Botswana4661
Namibia3359
China1737
Italy911
Mali761
Denmark726
Norway620
Finland401
Angola316
Greece256
India221
Eritrea188
Lesotho158
Cyprus143
Croatia40
Hungary35
Luxembourg24
Tajikistan21
Bulgaria18
Iceland18
Sierra Leone16
Slovakia12
Cayman Islands11
Slovenia7
Estonia3
Bolivia2
Latvia0
Lithuania0
Liechtenstein0

By destination region

Africa is the leading destination region at 89%

Africa89.2%

109.5K

Oceania6.6%

8.1K

Europe2.5%

3.1K

Asia1.6%

2K

Middle East0.1%

143

Latin America0.0%

13

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Zambia.

Zimbabwe is the primary destination for emigrants

Zimbabwe attracts 27% of all emigrants from Zambia, while the second-largest destination receives just 25%.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
199073861
1995116003
2000125019
2005133582
2010134473
2015128590
2020122981
2024122793

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe🇲🇼 Malawi🇿🇦 South Africa🇹🇿 Tanzania🇦🇺 Australia
YearZimbabweMalawiSouth AfricaTanzaniaAustralia
199018966563717949181882262
1995228154757115413145012855
2000263374579721074135843428
2005297594364026127118454548
2010303734286529149102656165
201530538369182832685737323
202031692313752567776377609
202432680306142294682898060

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇮🇸Iceland+50%
🇧🇬Bulgaria+38%
🇱🇸Lesotho+24%
🇫🇮Finland+18%
🇭🇺Hungary+17%
🇸🇮Slovenia+17%
🇨🇳China+16%
🇱🇺Luxembourg+14%

Zambia as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Zambia

🇲🇼Malawi20%30.6K
🇿🇼Zimbabwe11%32.7K
🇧🇼Botswana4%4.7K
🇳🇦Namibia3%3.4K
🇹🇿Tanzania2%8.3K
🇲🇿Mozambique2%5.5K
🇿🇦South Africa1%22.9K
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