Belgium vs Japan

Belgium vs Japan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.2 per 1,000 people, or 2.53 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Belgium vs Japan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.2 per 1,000 people, or 2.53 times that in Japan.
BelgiumJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBelgiumJapan
20233.61.4
202210.21.4
20212.1-0.3
20203.80.3
20195.12.5
20184.42.5
20173.32.5
20162.52.5
20155.61.3
20143.30.5
20132.50.5
20124.10.5
20114.80.8
20109.61
200991
20086.21.1
20075.61.1
20065.11
20054.80.9
20043.40.5
20033.30.6
20023.80.5
20013.40.5
20001.40.2
19991.60.4
19981.20.4
199710.3
19961.50.2
19950.20.7
19941.71.2
19931.81.4
19922.61.4
19912.71.3
19900.81
19890.70.3
19880.40.4
19870.40.2
19860.30.2
19850.2-1.2
19840.2-2.3
19830.1-2.2
19820.1-2.4
19810.3-2.3
19801.2-0.8
19791.1-0.5
19781.1-0.4
19771.1-0.4
19761.1-0.3
197510
19740.9-0.1
19730.9-0.3
19720.9-0.7
19710.8-1
197020.3
19692.10.5
19682.10.4
19672.10.3
196620.7
19651.9-0.5
19641.9-1
19631.8-1
19621.6-0.6
19611.2-0.6
19601.1-1.6
19591-2.1
19580.9-2.4
19570.8-1.7
19560.7-1.6
19550.7-1
19540.7-0.8
19530.6-0.3
19520.6-0.6
19510.5-0.6
19500.5-0.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumJapan
20243.1-45.5–49.81.20.1–2.5
20252.7-0.9–6.61.1-0.3–2.7
20262.5-1.5–6.81.1-0.6–2.8
20272.5-1.9–7.21-0.7–3
20282.4-2–7.11-0.9–3.1
20292.4-2–7.31.1-0.9–3.4
20302.3-2.6–7.21-1–3.3
20312.2-2.6–7.11-1.1–3.3
20322.2-2.7–7.51-1.1–3.3
20332.3-2.6–7.51.1-1.1–3.3
20342.2-2.9–7.31-1–3.4
20352.2-3–7.61-1.1–3.6
20362.2-3–7.81-1.2–3.5
20372.2-2.6–7.61-1.3–3.5
20382.2-2.9–7.91.1-1.4–3.4
20392.1-2.9–7.91.1-1.4–3.5
20402.1-2.7–7.51.1-1.4–3.5
20412.2-3–7.61-1.4–3.4
20422.1-3.1–7.51.1-1.5–3.6
20432.2-2.9–7.71.1-1.4–3.6
20442.3-3.2–7.31.1-1.4–3.7
20452.2-3.4–7.41-1.5–3.7
20462.2-3.1–7.71.1-1.5–3.6
20472.2-3.2–81.1-1.5–3.5
20482.2-3.3–7.81.1-1.4–3.7
20492.2-3.9–7.81.1-1.5–3.8
20502.2-3.6–7.71.1-1.6–3.7
20512.2-3.2–7.51.1-1.8–3.7
20522.1-3.9–7.51.1-1.7–3.7
20532.1-3.4–7.71.1-1.8–3.7
20542.2-3.1–7.81-1.7–3.6
20552.2-3.2–7.81.1-1.6–3.7
20562.2-3.4–7.61-1.7–3.7
20572.1-3.2–7.51.1-1.7–3.7
20582.4-3–7.81.1-1.7–3.6
20592.3-3–81-1.7–3.6
20602.3-2.5–7.71-1.5–3.4
20612.1-3.3–7.51.1-1.8–3.7
20622.2-3.4–7.51.1-1.9–3.7
20632.2-3.3–7.41.1-1.9–3.9
20642.2-3.4–7.71.2-1.7–3.8
20652.2-3.6–7.71.1-2.1–3.8
20662.2-3.5–7.51.1-1.7–3.8
20672.3-3.6–7.91.1-1.8–3.8
20682.2-3.8–7.61-2–3.8
20692.2-3.7–81.1-2.1–4
20702.2-3.6–7.81-2.1–3.7
20712.3-3.5–7.71.1-1.9–3.7
20722.3-3.9–7.91.1-2–3.8
20732.3-3.4–7.71-2–3.6
20742.3-3.3–8.11.1-1.9–3.8
20752.4-3–7.91.1-2.1–3.8
20762.4-3.7–7.71.1-2–3.8
20772.3-3.7–7.71.1-2–3.8
20782.1-3.8–7.91.1-1.7–3.7
20792.3-3.4–8.21.1-1.8–3.8
20802.2-3.7–7.71.1-1.8–3.7
20812.4-3.8–8.21.1-1.8–4
20822.2-3.9–7.81.1-1.7–3.7
20832.3-3.6–7.91.1-1.8–3.8
20842.2-3.5–7.71.1-1.9–3.8
20852.3-3.6–8.31-1.9–3.7
20862.2-3.5–81-1.8–3.9
20872.1-3.5–7.71.1-1.8–3.9
20882.1-3.8–7.51.1-1.8–4
20892.2-3.7–7.71-2–3.8
20902.2-3.5–7.81-1.9–3.5
20912.2-4.1–81-1.8–3.9
20922-4.1–7.71-2–3.7
20932.1-3.7–7.91-2.1–3.8
20942-3.9–81.1-2.2–3.9
20952-4.3–81-2.3–3.8
20962.1-4.2–8.11-2.4–3.8
20972-4–8.21.1-2.4–3.7
20981.9-3.9–7.91-2.1–3.7
20992-3.7–7.91-2.1–3.8
21002-3.6–7.81-2.2–3.6

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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