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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990)
1991 - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
1992 -3 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
1992 The balance between the number of persons entering and
1993 -7.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
1994 -7.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
1995 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: following the settlement of hostilities in Mozambique in 1992, refugees from the fighting there began to return to their homes; this process continues at a lesser rate in 1995; there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
1996 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
1997 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
1998 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
1998 This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. Hi
1999 NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
2000 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
2001 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
2002 NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment (2002 est.)
2003 NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2003 est.)
2004 negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2004 est.)
2005 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2005 est.)
2006 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
2007 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2007 est.)
2008 NA note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
2009 NA note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)
2010 12.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 6 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)
2011 24.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 1 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2011 est.)
2012 23.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 2 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2012 est.)
2013 22.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 3 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2013 est.)
2014 21.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 3 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2014 est.)
2015 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population | note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77
2016 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73
2017 -8.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 210
2018 -8.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
2019 -7.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2020 -5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)
2021 -4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
2022 -4.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
2023 -2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2024 -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
2025 -3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)