Net migration in Japan

Net migration to Japan was 140,579 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2025 140,579 People
Change from 2024 −8.3% 2024: 153,357 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 10th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Japan over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period JapanWorld
2025 140,579 people 0 people
2024 153,357 people 0 people
2023 175,003 people 0 people
2022 175,003 people 0 people
2021 -34,996 people 0 people
2020 42,001 people 0 people
2019 318,190 people 0 people
2018 320,601 people 0 people
2017 322,564 people 0 people
2016 314,732 people 0 people
2015 168,896 people 0 people
2014 58,109 people 0 people
2013 66,449 people 0 people
2012 67,904 people 0 people
2011 97,720 people 0 people
2010 131,860 people 0 people
2009 125,450 people 0 people
2008 142,605 people 0 people
2007 138,024 people 0 people
2006 130,065 people 0 people
2005 113,017 people 0 people
2004 69,014 people 0 people
2003 74,875 people 0 people
2002 60,864 people 0 people
2001 59,563 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −8.3% from 153,357 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 168,896 people, the figure has changed by −16.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects