Japan vs Malaysia

Japan vs Malaysia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.7 per 1,000 people, or 3.66 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Japan vs Malaysia: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.7 per 1,000 people, or 3.66 times that in Japan.
JapanMalaysiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 75 and Malaysia ranked 40 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and Malaysia at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearJapanMalaysia
20231.45.2
20221.45.4
2021-0.35.5
20200.33
20192.56.1
20182.56.7
20172.57
20162.57
20151.36
20140.55.2
20130.55
20120.54.6
20110.84.2
201015.5
200916.3
20081.17.3
20071.18.5
200618.8
20050.98.7
20040.58.4
20030.68.1
20020.58.1
20010.57.4
20000.25.5
19990.44
19980.44.5
19970.33.7
19960.23.5
19950.73.6
19941.23.4
19931.43.2
19921.43.5
19911.35.3
199017.6
19890.38.3
19880.47.9
19870.28.5
19860.28.1
1985-1.27.9
1984-2.37.2
1983-2.26.9
1982-2.46.5
1981-2.36.3
1980-0.86.2
1979-0.5-1.1
1978-0.4-1.2
1977-0.4-1.4
1976-0.3-1.6
19750-1.8
1974-0.1-2
1973-0.3-2
1972-0.7-2
1971-1-2
19700.3-3.1
19690.5-4
19680.4-4.2
19670.3-4.4
19660.7-3.7
1965-0.5-4
1964-1-4.4
1963-1-4.8
1962-0.6-5.1
1961-0.6-5.5
1960-1.6-5.9
1959-2.1-6.1
1958-2.4-6.2
1957-1.7-2.2
1956-1.6-2
1955-1-1.7
1954-0.8-1.4
1953-0.3-1.2
1952-0.6-0.2
1951-0.60.6
1950-0.31.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanMalaysia
20241.20.1–2.54.92.5–7.9
20251.1-0.3–2.74.61.3–8.6
20261.1-0.6–2.84.40.4–8.8
20271-0.7–34.40.1–9.9
20281-0.9–3.14.4-0.6–10.2
20291.1-0.9–3.44.1-1.4–10.4
20301-1–3.34.2-1.8–10.8
20311-1.1–3.34.2-2.4–10.8
20321-1.1–3.34.1-2.7–11
20331.1-1.1–3.33.7-3.3–10.8
20341-1–3.43.8-3.5–11
20351-1.1–3.63.8-3.8–11.9
20361-1.2–3.53.7-4.2–11.8
20371-1.3–3.53.6-4.1–12
20381.1-1.4–3.43.6-4.5–12.1
20391.1-1.4–3.53.3-5–12
20401.1-1.4–3.53.4-5.2–12.2
20411-1.4–3.43.3-5.3–12.4
20421.1-1.5–3.63.5-5.3–12.5
20431.1-1.4–3.63.4-6–13
20441.1-1.4–3.73.1-6.6–12.2
20451-1.5–3.73.1-6.8–12.2
20461.1-1.5–3.63.2-7–12.3
20471.1-1.5–3.53.1-6.9–12.7
20481.1-1.4–3.72.9-7.1–13.3
20491.1-1.5–3.82.8-7–12.5
20501.1-1.6–3.72.9-6.6–13
20511.1-1.8–3.72.7-7.8–13.2
20521.1-1.7–3.72.7-7.5–13.5
20531.1-1.8–3.72.7-8–13.2
20541-1.7–3.62.5-8–13
20551.1-1.6–3.72.3-8.3–12.4
20561-1.7–3.72.4-7.8–12.8
20571.1-1.7–3.72.3-8.3–13.2
20581.1-1.7–3.62.3-8.5–12.8
20591-1.7–3.62.4-8.7–13.2
20601-1.5–3.42.3-7.8–13.1
20611.1-1.8–3.72.3-8.6–13.1
20621.1-1.9–3.72.1-8.6–13.5
20631.1-1.9–3.92-9.3–13.5
20641.2-1.7–3.82.1-9.8–13.4
20651.1-2.1–3.81.9-9.5–13.5
20661.1-1.7–3.81.8-9.7–13.9
20671.1-1.8–3.81.8-9.6–13.5
20681-2–3.81.7-9.4–14
20691.1-2.1–41.9-9.5–14.2
20701-2.1–3.71.9-9.7–14
20711.1-1.9–3.71.9-9.4–13.6
20721.1-2–3.81.9-9.4–13.2
20731-2–3.61.8-9.6–13.6
20741.1-1.9–3.81.9-10.2–13.6
20751.1-2.1–3.81.8-9.7–14
20761.1-2–3.82-9.3–14.3
20771.1-2–3.81.7-9.1–13.6
20781.1-1.7–3.71.6-9.8–13.7
20791.1-1.8–3.81.6-9.6–13.8
20801.1-1.8–3.71.4-9.9–13.6
20811.1-1.8–41.6-9.9–13.7
20821.1-1.7–3.71.5-9.4–13.9
20831.1-1.8–3.81.5-9.5–13.3
20841.1-1.9–3.81.6-9.5–14.2
20851-1.9–3.71.6-10–14.3
20861-1.8–3.91.5-10.5–14.6
20871.1-1.8–3.91.5-10.7–14.6
20881.1-1.8–41.5-10.2–14.6
20891-2–3.81.6-10–14.4
20901-1.9–3.51.5-9.9–15.1
20911-1.8–3.91.6-10–14.8
20921-2–3.71.6-10–15
20931-2.1–3.81.5-10.9–14.9
20941.1-2.2–3.91.5-9.9–15.7
20951-2.3–3.81.5-9.7–14.4
20961-2.4–3.81.4-9.7–14.2
20971.1-2.4–3.71.5-9.9–14.8
20981-2.1–3.71.6-10.1–14.2
20991-2.1–3.81.5-10–14.2
21001-2.2–3.61.3-10.5–14.4

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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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