Lack of jobs, tanking economy pushing locals out of Zim

LIMITED work opportunities and intensified economic hardships are among the highest drivers of immigration in Zimbabwe, a latest report by the Afrobarometer survey has indicated.

The development comes as the country continues to experience high levels of migration and brain drain, with the Zimbabwe 2022 Population and Housing Census report indicating that the primary reason Zimbabweans migrate is the search for economic opportunities.

According to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (2023), approximately one million of the emigrants counted in the census, a large majority — 84% — left the country in search of employment, while another 5% migrated for education or training.

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