Cambodia vs Japan
Cambodia vs Japan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.8 per 1,000 people in Cambodia and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 3.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Cambodia.
- In 2023, Cambodia ranked 171 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at -1 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Cambodia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | -1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | -1.6 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | -3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | -5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | -4.6 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | -3.2 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -3.7 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | -3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | -3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | -3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | -3.5 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | -3.4 | 1 |
| 2009 | -3.5 | 1 |
| 2008 | -3.6 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | -5 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | -4.4 | 1 |
| 2005 | -4.5 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | -4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | -4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | -4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | -4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | -3.9 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | -2.8 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 43.6 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 47.1 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 50.2 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 52.9 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 21.8 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 34 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | 7.6 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | -2.1 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -5 | -2.3 |
| 1983 | 8.2 | -2.2 |
| 1982 | -3.7 | -2.4 |
| 1981 | -4.3 | -2.3 |
| 1980 | -25.7 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | 23.3 | -0.5 |
| 1978 | -16.3 | -0.4 |
| 1977 | -9.8 | -0.4 |
| 1976 | -8.6 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | -7.3 | 0 |
| 1974 | -6.7 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -6.2 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -6.1 | -0.7 |
| 1971 | -12.1 | -1 |
| 1970 | -29.1 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -2.7 | 0.5 |
| 1968 | -2.7 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -2.7 | 0.3 |
| 1966 | -2.8 | 0.7 |
| 1965 | -2.8 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | -2.8 | -1 |
| 1963 | -2.7 | -1 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | -1 | -1.6 |
| 1959 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
| 1957 | -1.3 | -1.7 |
| 1956 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 1955 | -1 | -1 |
| 1954 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | -1 | -0.3 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Cambodia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.9-24.8–18 | 1.20.1–2.5 |
| 2025 | -1.8-28.6–21.3 | 1.1-0.3–2.7 |
| 2026 | -1.9-31.3–23.9 | 1.1-0.6–2.8 |
| 2027 | -1.7-31.6–25.8 | 1-0.7–3 |
| 2028 | -1.6-30–25.8 | 1-0.9–3.1 |
| 2029 | -1.6-31.5–26.7 | 1.1-0.9–3.4 |
| 2030 | -1.6-34.1–28.1 | 1-1–3.3 |
| 2031 | -1.5-33.5–26.1 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2032 | -1.5-33.1–26.2 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2033 | -1.4-33.2–27.6 | 1.1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2034 | -1.5-32.6–27.7 | 1-1–3.4 |
| 2035 | -1.3-31.1–27.5 | 1-1.1–3.6 |
| 2036 | -1.5-32.3–27.3 | 1-1.2–3.5 |
| 2037 | -1.3-33.3–28.5 | 1-1.3–3.5 |
| 2038 | -1.3-32.9–26 | 1.1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2039 | -1.4-35.4–26.1 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2040 | -1.4-33.3–27.6 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2041 | -1.4-33.6–26.5 | 1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2042 | -1.3-32.1–28 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2043 | -1.3-33.9–29.4 | 1.1-1.4–3.6 |
| 2044 | -1.3-32.9–28.5 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2045 | -1.3-34–27.6 | 1-1.5–3.7 |
| 2046 | -1.2-34.7–27.9 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2047 | -1.3-33.4–31 | 1.1-1.5–3.5 |
| 2048 | -1.2-33.3–29.6 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2049 | -1.2-33.3–27.9 | 1.1-1.5–3.8 |
| 2050 | -1.3-31.9–27.1 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2051 | -1.2-32.3–27.1 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2052 | -1.3-33.1–26.4 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2053 | -1.3-33.3–26.9 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2054 | -1.2-31.1–26.9 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2055 | -1.3-33.1–28.1 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2056 | -1.2-36–27 | 1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2057 | -1.1-32.7–27.8 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2058 | -1.1-32.9–27.2 | 1.1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2059 | -1.1-31.9–27.9 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2060 | -1.1-34.4–25.3 | 1-1.5–3.4 |
| 2061 | -1.2-32.6–28.4 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | -1.3-34.3–27.1 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2063 | -1.2-34.9–27.9 | 1.1-1.9–3.9 |
| 2064 | -1.1-33.9–27.6 | 1.2-1.7–3.8 |
| 2065 | -1.3-32.7–28 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2066 | -1.1-33.1–30 | 1.1-1.7–3.8 |
| 2067 | -1.1-32.7–27.7 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2068 | -1.2-34.7–27.5 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2069 | -1.2-32.5–27.7 | 1.1-2.1–4 |
| 2070 | -1.2-34.1–29.3 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | -1.1-34.9–29.8 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2072 | -1.1-33–29 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2073 | -1.2-34.4–29 | 1-2–3.6 |
| 2074 | -1-34.1–28.3 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2075 | -1.2-32.9–30.6 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2076 | -1-33.1–29.2 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2077 | -1-35.5–28.3 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2078 | -1.1-35.3–27.7 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2079 | -1.1-35.6–27 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2080 | -1.1-34.4–27 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2081 | -1-34.2–25.9 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2082 | -1-34–28.2 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2083 | -1-33.5–28.2 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2084 | -1.1-34.3–29.4 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2085 | -1.1-34.1–27.2 | 1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2086 | -1.1-34–28.2 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2087 | -1.1-32.7–26.9 | 1.1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2088 | -0.9-33.3–28.4 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2089 | -1.1-36.5–29.5 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2090 | -1-33.1–28.1 | 1-1.9–3.5 |
| 2091 | -0.9-34.3–29 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2092 | -1-34.2–28.2 | 1-2–3.7 |
| 2093 | -1-36.6–29.4 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2094 | -1.1-34.5–29.1 | 1.1-2.2–3.9 |
| 2095 | -0.9-34.6–29.6 | 1-2.3–3.8 |
| 2096 | -1-34.7–28.8 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2097 | -1.1-34.5–28 | 1.1-2.4–3.7 |
| 2098 | -1.1-37.6–28.6 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2099 | -0.9-33.8–29.2 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2100 | -1-34.1–30.6 | 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
Cambodia vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025