Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Zambia

Number of immigrants in Zambia in 2024 — 249,205 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.8%.

2024 249,205 people +32.59% vs 2020
World rank 107of 215
Period maximum 343,703 people2000
Period minimum 132,107 people2015

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Zambia, 1990–2024100,000200,000300,000400,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 279,463 people1995: 244,338 people2000: 343,703 people2005: 252,895 people2010: 149,962 people2015: 132,107 people2020: 187,955 people2024: 249,205 people
Change over the period: −30,258 (−10.83%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 249,205 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Eastern Africa computed 8.02M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 249,205
2020 187,955
2015 132,107
2010 149,962
2005 252,895
2000 343,703
1995 244,338
1990 279,463

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.