Japan vs Kenya

Japan vs Kenya: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.6 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Japan vs Kenya: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.6 per 1,000 people.
JapanKenyaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Kenya.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 75 and Kenya ranked 123 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearJapanKenya
20231.4-0.2
20221.4-0.2
2021-0.3-1
20200.3-0.3
20192.5-1.2
20182.5-2.3
20172.5-1.4
20162.5-0.6
20151.3-2
20140.5-1.6
20130.5-1.3
20120.5-1
20110.8-1
20101-0.5
200910.2
20081.10.8
20071.1-0.3
200610.4
20050.90.2
20040.50.9
20030.60.7
20020.50.3
20010.51.7
20000.20.2
19990.4-0.4
19980.4-2.4
19970.3-2.9
19960.2-2.9
19950.7-2.8
19941.2-1.6
19931.4-2.4
19921.4-1.8
19911.3-2.5
19901-0.5
19890.3-1.1
19880.4-1.5
19870.2-2.4
19860.2-2.7
1985-1.2-1.8
1984-2.3-1.8
1983-2.2-1.3
1982-2.4-2.5
1981-2.3-3.2
1980-0.8-2.5
1979-0.5-3.6
1978-0.4-4.1
1977-0.4-4
1976-0.3-6.5
19750-5.3
1974-0.1-4.8
1973-0.3-4.1
1972-0.7-4
1971-1-4.2
19700.3-1.1
19690.50
19680.40.2
19670.30.5
19660.70.2
1965-0.50.9
1964-10.5
1963-10.5
1962-0.60.5
1961-0.60.5
1960-1.60.3
1959-2.1-0.3
1958-2.4-2.3
1957-1.7-0.8
1956-1.6-0.7
1955-1-0.7
1954-0.8-0.6
1953-0.3-0.9
1952-0.60.3
1951-0.60.9
1950-0.31.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanKenya
20241.20.1–2.5-0.4-2.3–1.4
20251.1-0.3–2.7-0.5-3–1.9
20261.1-0.6–2.8-0.6-3.7–2.1
20271-0.7–3-0.7-4.1–2.4
20281-0.9–3.1-0.8-4.3–2.4
20291.1-0.9–3.4-0.8-4.7–2.7
20301-1–3.3-0.8-4.5–2.6
20311-1.1–3.3-0.8-4.6–2.8
20321-1.1–3.3-0.9-4.9–2.8
20331.1-1.1–3.3-0.9-5–2.9
20341-1–3.4-1-4.9–3.1
20351-1.1–3.6-1-5.1–3.2
20361-1.2–3.5-1-5.1–3.3
20371-1.3–3.5-1-5.2–3.2
20381.1-1.4–3.4-0.9-5.1–3.1
20391.1-1.4–3.5-1-5.3–3.2
20401.1-1.4–3.5-0.9-5.3–3.5
20411-1.4–3.4-0.9-5.5–3.5
20421.1-1.5–3.6-0.9-5.3–3.3
20431.1-1.4–3.6-1-5.4–3.6
20441.1-1.4–3.7-1-5.5–3.4
20451-1.5–3.7-1-5.5–3.4
20461.1-1.5–3.6-1-5.2–3.4
20471.1-1.5–3.5-1-5.2–3.3
20481.1-1.4–3.7-1-5.5–3.4
20491.1-1.5–3.8-1-5.2–3.5
20501.1-1.6–3.7-1-5.4–3.8
20511.1-1.8–3.7-1-5.5–3.7
20521.1-1.7–3.7-1-5.3–3.9
20531.1-1.8–3.7-1-5.5–3.7
20541-1.7–3.6-1.1-5.6–3.6
20551.1-1.6–3.7-1-5.6–3.8
20561-1.7–3.7-1-5.6–3.6
20571.1-1.7–3.7-0.9-5.6–3.8
20581.1-1.7–3.6-0.9-5.9–3.6
20591-1.7–3.6-0.9-5.7–3.7
20601-1.5–3.4-0.9-5.5–3.3
20611.1-1.8–3.7-0.8-5.8–3.7
20621.1-1.9–3.7-0.8-5.7–3.9
20631.1-1.9–3.9-0.9-5.6–3.6
20641.2-1.7–3.8-0.9-5.6–3.7
20651.1-2.1–3.8-1-5.6–3.8
20661.1-1.7–3.8-0.9-5.6–3.7
20671.1-1.8–3.8-0.9-5.7–3.9
20681-2–3.8-0.9-5.8–3.8
20691.1-2.1–4-0.9-5.9–3.6
20701-2.1–3.7-0.9-5.5–3.8
20711.1-1.9–3.7-0.9-5.9–3.6
20721.1-2–3.8-0.9-5.7–3.4
20731-2–3.6-1-6–3.4
20741.1-1.9–3.8-1-6–3.5
20751.1-2.1–3.8-1-6–3.4
20761.1-2–3.8-0.9-5.9–3.3
20771.1-2–3.8-1-6–3.3
20781.1-1.7–3.7-1-6.5–3.4
20791.1-1.8–3.8-0.9-5.8–3.4
20801.1-1.8–3.7-0.9-5.8–3.5
20811.1-1.8–4-0.9-5.8–3.7
20821.1-1.7–3.7-0.9-5.8–3.5
20831.1-1.8–3.8-0.9-5.8–3.6
20841.1-1.9–3.8-0.9-5.7–3.5
20851-1.9–3.7-0.9-5.8–3.5
20861-1.8–3.9-0.9-5.8–3.6
20871.1-1.8–3.9-0.8-6–3.6
20881.1-1.8–4-0.8-5.8–3.7
20891-2–3.8-0.8-5.7–3.8
20901-1.9–3.5-0.8-5.6–3.7
20911-1.8–3.9-0.8-5.9–3.8
20921-2–3.7-0.9-5.8–3.5
20931-2.1–3.8-0.9-5.8–3.5
20941.1-2.2–3.9-0.9-5.9–3.7
20951-2.3–3.8-0.8-6.1–3.7
20961-2.4–3.8-0.8-6–3.6
20971.1-2.4–3.7-0.9-6.4–3.6
20981-2.1–3.7-0.8-5.9–3.4
20991-2.1–3.8-0.9-6.1–3.6
21001-2.2–3.6-0.9-6.3–3.4

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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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