Colombia vs Japan
Colombia vs Japan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3 per 1,000 people in Colombia and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 2.1 times that in Japan.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 54 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at -0 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Colombia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | -1 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | -0.8 | 1 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 1 |
| 2008 | -1.4 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | 1 |
| 2005 | -1 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -2.4 |
| 1981 | -1.9 | -2.3 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -0.4 |
| 1977 | -2.8 | -0.4 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | 0 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -3.4 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1971 | -4 | -1 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | 0.5 |
| 1968 | -3.1 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -3 | 0.3 |
| 1966 | -3.2 | 0.7 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | -3.1 | -1 |
| 1963 | -3.1 | -1 |
| 1962 | -3 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | -3 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | -3.1 | -1.6 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | -4.3 | -2.4 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | -1.7 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | -1.6 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | -1 |
| 1954 | -3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | -3.7 | -0.3 |
| 1952 | -3.2 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | -3 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | -3 | -0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.70.1–5.5 | 1.20.1–2.5 |
| 2025 | 2.4-1.3–6.3 | 1.1-0.3–2.7 |
| 2026 | 2.1-2–6.9 | 1.1-0.6–2.8 |
| 2027 | 2-2.7–7.3 | 1-0.7–3 |
| 2028 | 1.8-3.3–7.6 | 1-0.9–3.1 |
| 2029 | 1.7-3.6–7.9 | 1.1-0.9–3.4 |
| 2030 | 1.5-4.4–7.8 | 1-1–3.3 |
| 2031 | 1.4-4.6–8.1 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2032 | 1.2-5–7.7 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2033 | 1.1-5.1–8 | 1.1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2034 | 1-5.3–8.1 | 1-1–3.4 |
| 2035 | 0.9-5.6–8 | 1-1.1–3.6 |
| 2036 | 0.8-6.1–8.3 | 1-1.2–3.5 |
| 2037 | 0.6-6.4–7.9 | 1-1.3–3.5 |
| 2038 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 1.1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2039 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2040 | 0.3-7.1–8.2 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2041 | 0.3-7.1–8 | 1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2042 | 0.2-7–8.3 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2043 | 0.2-7.5–8.2 | 1.1-1.4–3.6 |
| 2044 | 0.1-7.8–8.3 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2045 | 0.1-7.7–8.1 | 1-1.5–3.7 |
| 2046 | 0.1-7.7–8.4 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2047 | 0-7.8–8.6 | 1.1-1.5–3.5 |
| 2048 | 0-7.7–8.5 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2049 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 1.1-1.5–3.8 |
| 2050 | -0-8.5–8.4 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2051 | -0-8.5–8.8 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2052 | -0-8.2–8.8 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2053 | -0-8–8.8 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2054 | -0-8.6–8.8 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2055 | -0-8.1–8.7 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2056 | -0-8.4–9.3 | 1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2057 | -0-8.7–8.7 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2058 | -0-9–8.5 | 1.1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2059 | -0-8.8–8.4 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2060 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 1-1.5–3.4 |
| 2061 | -0-8.5–8.9 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | -0-8.9–8.5 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2063 | -0-9.3–8.9 | 1.1-1.9–3.9 |
| 2064 | -0-9–8.7 | 1.2-1.7–3.8 |
| 2065 | -0-9–9.3 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2066 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 1.1-1.7–3.8 |
| 2067 | -0-9–8.9 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2068 | -0-9.3–8.7 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2069 | -0-9.6–8.7 | 1.1-2.1–4 |
| 2070 | -0-9.7–8.8 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | -0-10.1–8.9 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2072 | -0-9.9–9 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2073 | -0-9.5–8.8 | 1-2–3.6 |
| 2074 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2075 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2076 | -0-9.5–9.7 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2077 | -0-9.6–9 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2078 | -0-9.4–9.5 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2079 | -0-9.5–8.9 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2080 | -0-9.6–9 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2081 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2082 | -0-9–8.2 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2083 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2084 | -0-9–9.1 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2085 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2086 | -0-9.2–8.8 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2087 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 1.1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2088 | -0-9.7–9.3 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2089 | -0-9.3–8.8 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2090 | -0-9.4–9 | 1-1.9–3.5 |
| 2091 | -0-8.8–9.1 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2092 | -0-9–9 | 1-2–3.7 |
| 2093 | -0-8.8–9 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2094 | -0-9.3–9.6 | 1.1-2.2–3.9 |
| 2095 | -0-9.1–9.3 | 1-2.3–3.8 |
| 2096 | -0-9.4–9.1 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2097 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 1.1-2.4–3.7 |
| 2098 | -0-9.5–9 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2099 | -0-9.6–9.3 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2100 | -0-9.5–9.2 | 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
Colombia vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025