Iran vs Japan

Iran vs Japan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 2.06 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Iran vs Japan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 2.06 times that in Japan.
IranJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 55 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIranJapan
20232.91.4
20224.51.4
20213.8-0.3
2020-2.10.3
2019-0.42.5
2018-0.32.5
20170.42.5
20160.82.5
2015-0.61.3
2014-0.70.5
2013-0.60.5
2012-0.70.5
2011-0.80.8
2010-0.21
200901
2008-0.21.1
2007-0.31.1
20068.71
200510.70.9
200410.50.5
200310.20.6
2002-9.80.5
20014.30.5
20004.50.2
19992.90.4
19983.40.4
19971.50.3
1996-1.50.2
1995-3.50.7
1994-4.81.2
1993-27.61.4
1992-7.41.4
1991-0.21.3
19903.41
19890.20.3
19880.60.4
198740.2
19864.70.2
19853.3-1.2
19842-2.3
19834.4-2.2
19825-2.4
198134.6-2.3
19802.6-0.8
19792-0.5
19781.9-0.4
19771.9-0.4
19760.5-0.3
19753.20
19743.1-0.1
19733.3-0.3
19723.1-0.7
19712.6-1
19703.10.3
19692.80.5
19682.50.4
19672.90.3
19663.80.7
19655.1-0.5
19645-1
19634.7-1
19624.2-0.6
19613.5-0.6
19602.5-1.6
19591.6-2.1
19580.1-2.4
19570.5-1.7
19561.2-1.6
19551.3-1
19541.3-0.8
19531.2-0.3
19521.9-0.6
19512.2-0.6
19502.4-0.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranJapan
20242.1-9.2–12.11.20.1–2.5
20251.3-11–131.1-0.3–2.7
20260.7-12.4–11.71.1-0.6–2.8
20270.3-11.9–11.61-0.7–3
2028-0.1-13.1–11.31-0.9–3.1
2029-0.3-12.6–11.41.1-0.9–3.4
2030-0.4-13.3–10.51-1–3.3
2031-0.4-13.4–111-1.1–3.3
2032-0.4-12.7–11.21-1.1–3.3
2033-0.4-13.1–10.91.1-1.1–3.3
2034-0.4-13.8–11.21-1–3.4
2035-0.4-13.2–11.81-1.1–3.6
2036-0.4-12.4–11.41-1.2–3.5
2037-0.4-13.6–11.71-1.3–3.5
2038-0.4-13.1–11.31.1-1.4–3.4
2039-0.4-12.5–121.1-1.4–3.5
2040-0.4-12.2–11.11.1-1.4–3.5
2041-0.3-12.5–11.31-1.4–3.4
2042-0.3-13.4–11.81.1-1.5–3.6
2043-0.3-12.7–11.41.1-1.4–3.6
2044-0.3-13.3–12.31.1-1.4–3.7
2045-0.4-13.6–11.11-1.5–3.7
2046-0.4-13–121.1-1.5–3.6
2047-0.3-14.5–11.51.1-1.5–3.5
2048-0.3-13.3–11.11.1-1.4–3.7
2049-0.3-13.1–11.51.1-1.5–3.8
2050-0.3-13–11.71.1-1.6–3.7
2051-0.3-13.2–12.71.1-1.8–3.7
2052-0.3-13.1–12.51.1-1.7–3.7
2053-0.3-13.7–11.81.1-1.8–3.7
2054-0.3-13.5–11.51-1.7–3.6
2055-0.3-13.3–11.11.1-1.6–3.7
2056-0.3-12.8–12.31-1.7–3.7
2057-0.3-13.7–12.11.1-1.7–3.7
2058-0.3-13–11.91.1-1.7–3.6
2059-0.4-13.8–121-1.7–3.6
2060-0.3-13.4–11.21-1.5–3.4
2061-0.3-13.6–11.21.1-1.8–3.7
2062-0.3-13.1–11.71.1-1.9–3.7
2063-0.3-13.2–11.81.1-1.9–3.9
2064-0.3-13.6–11.11.2-1.7–3.8
2065-0.3-12.9–11.71.1-2.1–3.8
2066-0.3-13.8–11.71.1-1.7–3.8
2067-0.3-14.1–11.41.1-1.8–3.8
2068-0.3-13.8–11.91-2–3.8
2069-0.3-13.3–11.91.1-2.1–4
2070-0.3-13.9–121-2.1–3.7
2071-0.3-14.4–11.31.1-1.9–3.7
2072-0.3-13.8–11.61.1-2–3.8
2073-0.3-13.7–11.31-2–3.6
2074-0.3-14.2–11.71.1-1.9–3.8
2075-0.3-14.1–12.21.1-2.1–3.8
2076-0.3-13.2–11.81.1-2–3.8
2077-0.3-14.6–11.71.1-2–3.8
2078-0.3-13.5–11.91.1-1.7–3.7
2079-0.3-14.1–12.61.1-1.8–3.8
2080-0.3-14.1–11.81.1-1.8–3.7
2081-0.3-14–121.1-1.8–4
2082-0.3-14.5–11.11.1-1.7–3.7
2083-0.3-14.6–11.71.1-1.8–3.8
2084-0.3-14.5–11.91.1-1.9–3.8
2085-0.3-13.3–11.91-1.9–3.7
2086-0.3-14.4–10.91-1.8–3.9
2087-0.3-13.9–12.21.1-1.8–3.9
2088-0.3-14.2–12.21.1-1.8–4
2089-0.3-15.1–12.51-2–3.8
2090-0.3-14.6–10.81-1.9–3.5
2091-0.3-14.1–12.21-1.8–3.9
2092-0.3-13.7–11.91-2–3.7
2093-0.3-14.8–11.31-2.1–3.8
2094-0.3-15.3–11.91.1-2.2–3.9
2095-0.3-14.9–12.21-2.3–3.8
2096-0.3-14.3–11.61-2.4–3.8
2097-0.3-14.3–11.11.1-2.4–3.7
2098-0.2-14.9–11.91-2.1–3.7
2099-0.3-15.1–11.51-2.1–3.8
2100-0.3-15.1–11.51-2.2–3.6

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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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