Ireland vs Japan

Ireland vs Japan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7 per 1,000 people, or 6 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Ireland vs Japan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7 per 1,000 people, or 6 times that in Japan.
IrelandJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 28 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIrelandJapan
20238.41.4
202218.31.4
20215.5-0.3
20203.20.3
201962.5
20186.92.5
201762.5
201642.5
20152.81.3
20140.10.5
2013-2.70.5
2012-4.90.5
2011-5.80.8
2010-5.91
2009-4.11
20084.21.1
200717.41.1
200622.11
200515.40.9
200412.10.5
20038.10.6
20028.70.5
200110.20.5
20008.20.2
19996.30.4
19984.50.4
19974.70.3
19962.70.2
19952.80.7
1994-0.91.2
1993-1.11.4
19920.41.4
19911.41.3
1990-2.31
1989-8.20.3
1988-12.50.4
1987-10.90.2
1986-60.2
1985-4.6-1.2
1984-4.4-2.3
1983-4.3-2.2
1982-4.2-2.4
1981-3.1-2.3
1980-0.8-0.8
19790.4-0.5
19784.7-0.4
19774.4-0.4
19764.4-0.3
19754.30
19744.3-0.1
19734.3-0.3
19724.2-0.7
19712-1
1970-30.3
1969-3.50.5
1968-3.80.4
1967-40.3
1966-4.10.7
1965-4.9-0.5
1964-5.5-1
1963-5.8-1
1962-6.2-0.6
1961-7.9-0.6
1960-13.6-1.6
1959-14.5-2.1
1958-14.7-2.4
1957-14.8-1.7
1956-14.8-1.6
1955-14.6-1
1954-15.1-0.8
1953-15.6-0.3
1952-15.2-0.6
1951-1.6-0.6
1950-0.5-0.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandJapan
20247.40.9–15.51.20.1–2.5
20256.7-2.5–171.1-0.3–2.7
20266-5.7–17.61.1-0.6–2.8
20275.6-7.6–19.51-0.7–3
20285.2-8.4–19.81-0.9–3.1
20294.5-10.4–201.1-0.9–3.4
20304-11.4–20.31-1–3.3
20313.8-12.7–20.91-1.1–3.3
20323.5-13.1–21.51-1.1–3.3
20333.1-14.1–22.41.1-1.1–3.3
20342.7-14.7–22.21-1–3.4
20352.3-15–22.61-1.1–3.6
20362.2-14.7–22.21-1.2–3.5
20372.2-15.6–23.11-1.3–3.5
20382.1-15.9–23.61.1-1.4–3.4
20391.7-16.4–23.31.1-1.4–3.5
20401.8-16.4–23.61.1-1.4–3.5
20411.7-16.8–23.71-1.4–3.4
20421.3-17.3–23.71.1-1.5–3.6
20431.1-17.7–24.41.1-1.4–3.6
20441.2-18–22.61.1-1.4–3.7
20451-18.8–221-1.5–3.7
20460.7-18.2–21.91.1-1.5–3.6
20470.9-18.1–22.31.1-1.5–3.5
20481-18.8–22.31.1-1.4–3.7
20490.8-18.9–22.11.1-1.5–3.8
20500.6-19.9–21.41.1-1.6–3.7
20510.5-19.9–221.1-1.8–3.7
20520.7-19.6–22.31.1-1.7–3.7
20530.6-18.1–22.91.1-1.8–3.7
20540.7-19.7–23.11-1.7–3.6
20550.4-19.7–22.61.1-1.6–3.7
20560.9-19.6–22.41-1.7–3.7
20570.4-21–21.91.1-1.7–3.7
20580.3-20.2–21.81.1-1.7–3.6
2059-0-21.1–21.51-1.7–3.6
20600.1-20–19.91-1.5–3.4
20610.3-21–22.81.1-1.8–3.7
20620.5-20.9–22.81.1-1.9–3.7
20630.5-20.8–23.21.1-1.9–3.9
20640.2-19.9–231.2-1.7–3.8
20650.2-21.5–22.51.1-2.1–3.8
20660.2-20.1–22.81.1-1.7–3.8
20670.2-20.3–23.21.1-1.8–3.8
20680.2-19.8–22.61-2–3.8
20690.1-20–22.31.1-2.1–4
2070-0-20–23.51-2.1–3.7
20710-20.4–23.51.1-1.9–3.7
2072-0-19.8–22.31.1-2–3.8
2073-0.1-19.2–22.91-2–3.6
2074-0.2-19.9–23.21.1-1.9–3.8
2075-0-19.4–24.31.1-2.1–3.8
2076-0.1-20–22.61.1-2–3.8
2077-0.1-19.7–22.51.1-2–3.8
2078-0.1-19.5–22.91.1-1.7–3.7
2079-0.1-19.5–221.1-1.8–3.8
20800.3-19.5–22.81.1-1.8–3.7
20810.5-18.5–24.31.1-1.8–4
20820.2-19.1–22.61.1-1.7–3.7
2083-0-19.8–22.31.1-1.8–3.8
2084-0-20.3–22.51.1-1.9–3.8
2085-0.1-19.6–21.51-1.9–3.7
20860-19–21.81-1.8–3.9
2087-0.1-19–22.11.1-1.8–3.9
2088-0.2-18.5–23.11.1-1.8–4
2089-0.2-19.8–23.51-2–3.8
2090-0.3-19.5–23.11-1.9–3.5
2091-0.2-19.3–24.41-1.8–3.9
2092-0.1-18.2–23.71-2–3.7
20930-18.1–24.71-2.1–3.8
20940.1-19.1–23.41.1-2.2–3.9
20950.2-18.4–22.71-2.3–3.8
2096-0.1-18.3–23.51-2.4–3.8
2097-0-18.5–24.31.1-2.4–3.7
2098-0-18–23.81-2.1–3.7
2099-0-19.2–23.81-2.1–3.8
2100-0-19.6–24.51-2.2–3.6

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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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