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Zambia → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Zambia
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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UK visas

Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Zambia, and students from Zambia at UK universities.

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,515
  2. Work462
  3. Study208
  4. Other79
  5. Family55

Visas issued by year

2,5015,002201020122014201620182020202220242025
2,5015,002201020132016201920222025
Data table
20103,764
20113,723
20123,877
20133,980
20143,675
20153,495
20163,269
20173,627
20183,907
20193,590
2020961
2021895
20223,734
20235,002
20244,054
20253,319

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

26553020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
265530201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015440
2016450
2017470
2018445
2019495
2020530
2021520
2022500
2023480
2024475
2025495
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0; HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 24 Oct 2026

Residence permits in the United Kingdom

First residence permits issued by the United Kingdom to citizens of Zambia (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900371522
20184260371470
20175060294479
20163600398478
20154060378480
20144510337508
20134520499514
201246606870
201152806580
201060107800
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Zambia move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Zambia, 2023
  1. United States360
  2. Japan218
  3. Australia195
  4. Germany111
  5. Canada90
  6. Finland57
  7. Netherlands48
  8. Sweden45
  9. New Zealand42
  10. Norway29
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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