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Zambia

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Zambia (ZM) ranks #135 with mobility 62 / 198. 62 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#135

199

Mobility

62

/ 198

Visa free

38

Visa required

94

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Country profile

Capital

Lusaka

Population

19.7 million

Area

752,614 km²

Currency

Zambian kwacha ZMW

Languages

English

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

249,205 · 2024

Migrant share

1.2%

Ethnic groups · 2010

  • Bemba21%
  • other13.8%
  • Tonga13.6%
  • Chewa7.4%
  • Lozi5.7%
  • Nsenga5.3%
  • Other33.3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+260

Airports

LUN · NLA · LVI · MFU

Highlights

  • Victoria Falls
  • South Luangwa
  • Zambezi

Policy · ZambiaOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free38

AngolaAntigua and BarbudaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBotswanaDominicaEcuadorEswatiniFijiGambiaGrenadaHaitiHong KongJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesothoMalawiMalaysiaMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaPhilippinesRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSeychellesSingaporeSouth AfricaTanzaniaTrinidad and TobagoUgandaVanuatuZimbabwe

AOn arrival21

BurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaGhanaGuinea-BissauIranMacaoMadagascarMaldivesNepalNicaraguaPalauSamoaSenegalSierra LeoneSri LankaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA3

Côte d'IvoirePapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and Nevis

EeVisa42

AlbaniaAustraliaBahrainBhutanBoliviaBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaCubaDR CongoEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMongoliaNigeriaOmanPakistanQatarSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSurinameSyriaThailandTogoUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam

RVisa required94

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican Republic

+70

Nearby in the ranking

PhilippinesRwandaUgandaKyrgyzstanUzbekistanBenin

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Zambia?

Visa-free 38, on arrival 21, eTA 3, eVisa 42, visa required 94.

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