Germany vs Japan

Germany vs Japan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 7.2 per 1,000 people in Germany and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 5.8 per 1,000 people, or 5.12 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Germany vs Japan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 7.2 per 1,000 people in Germany and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 5.8 per 1,000 people, or 5.12 times that in Japan.
GermanyJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Germany ranked 30 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 2 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearGermanyJapan
20237.21.4
202211.71.4
20213.7-0.3
20202.40.3
20193.82.5
20184.82.5
20175.52.5
20166.32.5
201514.31.3
20147.30.5
20135.70.5
20122.50.5
20113.70.8
20101.61
20090.61
2008-0.31.1
2007-0.31.1
2006-61
200510.9
200410.5
20031.70.6
20022.70.5
20013.30.5
20002.10.2
19992.70.4
1998-9.20.4
19971.10.3
19963.40.2
19954.90.7
19943.91.2
19935.71.4
1992101.4
19917.51.3
19908.51
19899.60.3
19886.60.4
19872.20.2
19862.70.2
19851.3-1.2
1984-1.9-2.3
1983-1-2.2
1982-0.7-2.4
19811.7-2.3
19804.1-0.8
19793-0.5
19781.5-0.4
19770.4-0.4
1976-1-0.3
1975-2.60
1974-0.2-0.1
19734.9-0.3
19724.3-0.7
19715.7-1
1970-3.50.3
19697.50.5
19683.80.4
1967-2.30.3
19661.80.7
19654.5-0.5
19640.9-1
19632.8-1
19623.7-0.6
19610.4-0.6
19602.9-1.6
19591.5-2.1
19582.8-2.4
19574.1-1.7
1956-0.6-1.6
1955-1.2-1
1954-2.1-0.8
1953-3.2-0.3
1952-4.4-0.6
1951-6.1-0.6
1950-9-0.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGermanyJapan
20240.4-6.3–6.71.20.1–2.5
2025-4-11.4–11.21.1-0.3–2.7
20261.9-5.4–9.51.1-0.6–2.8
20271.8-6–9.71-0.7–3
20281.8-6–9.51-0.9–3.1
20291.8-6.1–9.91.1-0.9–3.4
20302-6–101-1–3.3
20311.8-6.1–9.21-1.1–3.3
20322-6.2–9.91-1.1–3.3
20332-5.9–101.1-1.1–3.3
20342.2-6.6–10.21-1–3.4
20352-6–9.81-1.1–3.6
20361.8-5.8–9.91-1.2–3.5
20372-6.1–10.21-1.3–3.5
20381.9-5.8–10.11.1-1.4–3.4
20392-5.9–10.21.1-1.4–3.5
20402.1-5.4–10.51.1-1.4–3.5
20412.3-5.8–10.61-1.4–3.4
20422.3-5.9–10.71.1-1.5–3.6
20432.1-6.3–10.41.1-1.4–3.6
20442.1-5.9–101.1-1.4–3.7
20452.1-6.5–9.91-1.5–3.7
20462.2-5.9–10.51.1-1.5–3.6
20472.2-6.4–10.21.1-1.5–3.5
20482-6.3–10.61.1-1.4–3.7
20492.2-5.9–10.51.1-1.5–3.8
20502.3-5.8–10.71.1-1.6–3.7
20512.3-5.9–101.1-1.8–3.7
20522.4-5.1–11.11.1-1.7–3.7
20532.1-5.9–10.21.1-1.8–3.7
20542-5.8–9.71-1.7–3.6
20552-5.9–10.31.1-1.6–3.7
20562.1-7–10.51-1.7–3.7
20572.1-6.5–9.81.1-1.7–3.7
20582.1-6.1–10.41.1-1.7–3.6
20592.3-5.5–10.21-1.7–3.6
20602.2-5.8–10.11-1.5–3.4
20612.4-5.5–10.41.1-1.8–3.7
20622.2-6.2–10.41.1-1.9–3.7
20632.3-6–10.11.1-1.9–3.9
20642.3-5.7–10.61.2-1.7–3.8
20652.2-5.8–10.31.1-2.1–3.8
20662.1-6–10.11.1-1.7–3.8
20672-5.7–9.91.1-1.8–3.8
20682.2-6.1–9.81-2–3.8
20692.1-6.6–10.21.1-2.1–4
20702.3-5.8–111-2.1–3.7
20712-6.4–10.31.1-1.9–3.7
20722.1-6.3–10.21.1-2–3.8
20732-6.2–9.81-2–3.6
20742-6–9.81.1-1.9–3.8
20752.2-6.4–10.21.1-2.1–3.8
20761.9-6.8–10.11.1-2–3.8
20771.9-6.5–101.1-2–3.8
20782.1-5.6–9.21.1-1.7–3.7
20792.1-6–9.71.1-1.8–3.8
20802.1-6–10.31.1-1.8–3.7
20812.2-5.7–9.91.1-1.8–4
20822.3-6.5–10.21.1-1.7–3.7
20832.1-6.2–9.91.1-1.8–3.8
20842.1-6.3–10.21.1-1.9–3.8
20852-6.2–9.81-1.9–3.7
20861.8-6.4–9.71-1.8–3.9
20871.9-6.4–9.81.1-1.8–3.9
20882.1-6.3–9.91.1-1.8–4
20892.1-6.5–101-2–3.8
20901.9-6.9–9.81-1.9–3.5
20912-6.2–9.71-1.8–3.9
20922.2-5.9–10.21-2–3.7
20932.2-5.7–10.61-2.1–3.8
20942.2-6.9–101.1-2.2–3.9
20952.1-6.6–9.81-2.3–3.8
20962-6.9–10.51-2.4–3.8
20971.8-7.3–101.1-2.4–3.7
20982.2-6.6–10.41-2.1–3.7
20992.1-7–10.21-2.1–3.8
21002-6.6–10.61-2.2–3.6

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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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