Brazil vs Japan
Brazil vs Japan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Brazil and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 2.5 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 155 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Brazil | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | -1 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | -1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | -1.4 | 1 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 1 |
| 2008 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | -0.5 | 1 |
| 2005 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1989 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| 1983 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
| 1982 | -0.7 | -2.4 |
| 1981 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| 1980 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1978 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1977 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1976 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | -1 |
| 1970 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1968 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 1966 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 1963 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 1962 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| 1957 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| 1956 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| 1955 | 0.2 | -1 |
| 1954 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1952 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-1.8–-0.2 | 1.20.1–2.5 |
| 2025 | -1-2–-0.1 | 1.1-0.3–2.7 |
| 2026 | -1-2.3–0 | 1.1-0.6–2.8 |
| 2027 | -0.9-2.2–0.1 | 1-0.7–3 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.3–0.1 | 1-0.9–3.1 |
| 2029 | -0.7-2.2–0.2 | 1.1-0.9–3.4 |
| 2030 | -0.7-2.3–0.3 | 1-1–3.3 |
| 2031 | -0.6-2.4–0.3 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2032 | -0.6-2.3–0.4 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2033 | -0.5-2.3–0.5 | 1.1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2034 | -0.4-2.2–0.6 | 1-1–3.4 |
| 2035 | -0.4-2.2–0.7 | 1-1.1–3.6 |
| 2036 | -0.3-2.2–0.8 | 1-1.2–3.5 |
| 2037 | -0.3-2.2–0.9 | 1-1.3–3.5 |
| 2038 | -0.2-2.3–0.9 | 1.1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2039 | -0.2-2.2–1 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2040 | -0.1-2.2–1.1 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2041 | -0.2-2.2–1.1 | 1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2042 | -0.2-2.3–1.1 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2043 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 1.1-1.4–3.6 |
| 2044 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2045 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 1-1.5–3.7 |
| 2046 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2047 | -0.1-2.3–1.3 | 1.1-1.5–3.5 |
| 2048 | -0.2-2.5–1.3 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2049 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 1.1-1.5–3.8 |
| 2050 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2051 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2052 | -0.1-2.4–1.5 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2053 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2054 | -0.1-2.6–1.4 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2055 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2056 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2057 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2058 | -0.1-2.7–1.5 | 1.1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2059 | -0.2-2.6–1.5 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2060 | -0.2-2.6–1.4 | 1-1.5–3.4 |
| 2061 | -0.1-2.8–1.6 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | -0.2-2.7–1.5 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2063 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 1.1-1.9–3.9 |
| 2064 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 1.2-1.7–3.8 |
| 2065 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2066 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 1.1-1.7–3.8 |
| 2067 | -0.1-3–1.5 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2068 | -0.2-3–1.6 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2069 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 1.1-2.1–4 |
| 2070 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2072 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2073 | -0.2-3.2–1.6 | 1-2–3.6 |
| 2074 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2075 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2076 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2077 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2078 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2079 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2080 | -0.1-3.2–1.6 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2081 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2082 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2083 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2084 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2085 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2086 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2087 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2088 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2089 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2090 | -0.2-3.4–1.8 | 1-1.9–3.5 |
| 2091 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2092 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 1-2–3.7 |
| 2093 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2094 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 1.1-2.2–3.9 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3.5–1.7 | 1-2.3–3.8 |
| 2096 | -0.1-3.5–1.8 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2097 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 1.1-2.4–3.7 |
| 2098 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2099 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2100 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 1-2.2–3.6 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025