Italy vs Japan
Italy vs Japan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.5 per 1,000 people in Italy and 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.1 per 1,000 people, or 1.79 times that in Japan.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2023, Italy ranked 60 and Japan ranked 75 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at 0.7 per 1,000 people and Japan at 1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Italy | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | -8 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 8.8 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | 0 | -2.3 |
| 1983 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| 1982 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| 1980 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| 1978 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 1977 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | -1 |
| 1970 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| 1968 | -1 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1966 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1965 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | -0.5 | -1 |
| 1963 | -0.6 | -1 |
| 1962 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | -2.6 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | -2.8 | -1.6 |
| 1959 | -3 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | -3 | -2.4 |
| 1957 | -2.9 | -1.7 |
| 1956 | -2.9 | -1.6 |
| 1955 | -2.8 | -1 |
| 1954 | -2.8 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1952 | -2.8 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | -2.1 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Italy | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6-3.7–6.3 | 1.20.1–2.5 |
| 2025 | 1.3-4.7–6.9 | 1.1-0.3–2.7 |
| 2026 | 1-5.1–7 | 1.1-0.6–2.8 |
| 2027 | 0.9-5.2–7 | 1-0.7–3 |
| 2028 | 1-5.2–6.8 | 1-0.9–3.1 |
| 2029 | 1-5.2–6.9 | 1.1-0.9–3.4 |
| 2030 | 0.8-5.6–6.5 | 1-1–3.3 |
| 2031 | 0.7-5.8–6.7 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2032 | 1-5.2–6.9 | 1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2033 | 0.9-5.2–6.9 | 1.1-1.1–3.3 |
| 2034 | 0.9-5.6–7.1 | 1-1–3.4 |
| 2035 | 0.8-5.4–7.2 | 1-1.1–3.6 |
| 2036 | 0.9-4.8–7.1 | 1-1.2–3.5 |
| 2037 | 0.8-5.5–7 | 1-1.3–3.5 |
| 2038 | 0.9-5.3–7 | 1.1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2039 | 0.7-5.4–6.9 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2040 | 0.9-5.8–7 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 |
| 2041 | 1-5.1–6.8 | 1-1.4–3.4 |
| 2042 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2043 | 0.7-5.4–7 | 1.1-1.4–3.6 |
| 2044 | 0.9-5.4–7.1 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2045 | 0.8-5.2–6.9 | 1-1.5–3.7 |
| 2046 | 0.9-5.1–7.2 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 |
| 2047 | 0.8-5.2–7.1 | 1.1-1.5–3.5 |
| 2048 | 0.9-5.1–7 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 |
| 2049 | 0.9-5.2–6.8 | 1.1-1.5–3.8 |
| 2050 | 0.8-5.5–6.8 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2051 | 1-5.5–7.3 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2052 | 1.1-5.4–7.2 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2053 | 1-5.7–7.3 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2054 | 1-5.4–7 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2055 | 1-5.3–7.4 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 |
| 2056 | 0.8-5.3–7.2 | 1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2057 | 0.9-5.5–7.7 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2058 | 0.9-5.5–6.9 | 1.1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2059 | 0.9-5.1–6.7 | 1-1.7–3.6 |
| 2060 | 0.9-5.6–6.4 | 1-1.5–3.4 |
| 2061 | 0.9-5.3–6.8 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | 0.8-5.2–6.8 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2063 | 1-5.6–7.4 | 1.1-1.9–3.9 |
| 2064 | 1-5.3–7.2 | 1.2-1.7–3.8 |
| 2065 | 0.9-5.7–7.5 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2066 | 1-5.4–7.1 | 1.1-1.7–3.8 |
| 2067 | 1.1-5.5–7.5 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2068 | 0.9-5.3–7.1 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2069 | 0.8-5.8–7.5 | 1.1-2.1–4 |
| 2070 | 0.8-5.7–6.7 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | 0.8-5.1–7.2 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2072 | 0.7-5.8–7 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2073 | 0.8-6.1–7.1 | 1-2–3.6 |
| 2074 | 0.7-5.9–6.7 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2075 | 0.9-6–7.2 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2076 | 1-5.8–7.2 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2077 | 1-5.9–7.2 | 1.1-2–3.8 |
| 2078 | 1-5.9–6.9 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2079 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2080 | 1-5.4–7.1 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 |
| 2081 | 1-5.5–7 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2082 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 |
| 2083 | 1-5.6–7 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 |
| 2084 | 0.9-5.6–6.8 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 |
| 2085 | 0.9-5.7–7.6 | 1-1.9–3.7 |
| 2086 | 1-5.6–7.7 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2087 | 0.9-5.9–7.2 | 1.1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2088 | 0.9-5.8–7.5 | 1.1-1.8–4 |
| 2089 | 0.8-5.9–6.9 | 1-2–3.8 |
| 2090 | 0.9-6–7.1 | 1-1.9–3.5 |
| 2091 | 0.9-6–7.2 | 1-1.8–3.9 |
| 2092 | 0.7-6.9–6.8 | 1-2–3.7 |
| 2093 | 0.9-6–6.6 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2094 | 0.9-5.9–6.9 | 1.1-2.2–3.9 |
| 2095 | 0.7-5.8–6.9 | 1-2.3–3.8 |
| 2096 | 0.8-6–7.5 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2097 | 0.7-6.6–6.9 | 1.1-2.4–3.7 |
| 2098 | 0.9-6.5–7 | 1-2.1–3.7 |
| 2099 | 0.7-6.4–7 | 1-2.1–3.8 |
| 2100 | 0.7-6.2–6.8 | 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
Italy vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterItaly: 92.7% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025