Migration flows · 2025
Zambia
Where people move to and from Zambia in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Zambia
892
Total arriving in Zambia
96,131
Zambia & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Zambia. Reported movements only.
Where Zambia’s people go
Top destination countries
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Congo, Dem. Rep. 72,248
- 2 Burundi 16,170
- 3 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 5,338
- 4 Rwanda 987
- 5 Uganda 543
- 6 Eritrea 390
- 7 Ethiopia 138
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 74
- 9 Cameroon 51
- 10 Sudan 43
- 11 Zimbabwe 25
- 12 Afghanistan 24
- 13 Turkiye 22
- 14 West Bank and Gaza 14
- 15 Kenya 14
- 16 South Sudan 8
- 17 Liberia 6
- 18 South Africa 6
- 19 India 5
- 20 Mozambique 5
- 21 Sierra Leone 5
- 22 Central African Republic 5
- 23 Congo, Rep. 5
- 24 Comoros 5