Japan vs Papua New Guinea

Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.5 per 1,000 people.

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Change since 2010, per 1,000 people · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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Projection
Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.5 per 1,000 people.
JapanPapua New GuineaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Japan1.4 20230.575 of 2291 2100
Papua New Guinea-0.1 20234.2112 of 229-0.1 2100

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and Papua New Guinea at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearJapanPapua New Guinea
20231.4-0.1
20221.4-0.1
2021-0.31.1
20200.31.1
20192.52.4
20182.52.6
20172.52.9
20162.53.2
20151.33.5
20140.53.9
20130.54.2
20120.54.7
20110.85.2
201016.6
200916.7
20081.16.8
20071.16.9
200617
20050.97
20040.57.1
20030.67.1
20020.57.2
20010.57.3
20000.27.6
19990.47.9
19980.48.3
19970.38.6
19960.28.7
19950.78.8
19941.28.9
19931.48.8
19921.48.8
19911.36.7
199010.6
19890.3-5.2
19880.4-7.1
19870.2-7.1
19860.2-7.2
1985-1.2-7.3
1984-2.3-7.5
1983-2.2-7.6
1982-2.4-7.8
1981-2.3-7.9
1980-0.8-8.2
1979-0.5-8.4
1978-0.4-8.4
1977-0.4-8.4
1976-0.3-8.4
19750-8.4
1974-0.1-8.3
1973-0.3-8.1
1972-0.7-7.7
1971-1-7.4
19700.3-7.5
19690.5-7.8
19680.4-8
19670.3-8.5
19660.7-7.6
1965-0.5-8.3
1964-1-8.1
1963-1-7.1
1962-0.6-5.8
1961-0.6-5.1
1960-1.6-1
1959-2.1-0.7
1958-2.4-0.4
1957-1.7-0.2
1956-1.60
1955-1-0.3
1954-0.8-0.8
1953-0.3-1.2
1952-0.6-1.8
1951-0.6-2.4
1950-0.3-3.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanPapua New Guinea
20241.20.1–2.5-0.1-2.7–2.3
20251.1-0.3–2.7-0-3.7–3.3
20261.1-0.6–2.8-0-4.6–3.8
20271-0.7–3-0.1-4.8–4.6
20281-0.9–3.1-0.2-5.4–5.3
20291.1-0.9–3.4-0.1-6.1–5.6
20301-1–3.3-0.1-6.5–5.8
20311-1.1–3.3-0.2-6.9–5.8
20321-1.1–3.3-0.2-6.6–6.7
20331.1-1.1–3.3-0.2-7.2–6.6
20341-1–3.4-0.1-7.5–6.9
20351-1.1–3.6-0.2-7.5–7.4
20361-1.2–3.5-0.1-7.7–8
20371-1.3–3.5-0.1-7.9–7.6
20381.1-1.4–3.4-0.1-8.4–7.8
20391.1-1.4–3.5-0.1-8.9–7.8
20401.1-1.4–3.5-0.2-9–7.6
20411-1.4–3.4-0.2-8.9–8
20421.1-1.5–3.6-0.2-9.5–8.7
20431.1-1.4–3.6-0.1-9.2–8.8
20441.1-1.4–3.7-0.1-9.6–9.2
20451-1.5–3.70-9.2–9
20461.1-1.5–3.6-0.1-9.4–9.4
20471.1-1.5–3.5-0.1-10.5–9.3
20481.1-1.4–3.7-0-10–9.7
20491.1-1.5–3.80-10.4–9.6
20501.1-1.6–3.7-0.1-10.9–9.6
20511.1-1.8–3.7-0-11.1–9.7
20521.1-1.7–3.70-11.2–9.6
20531.1-1.8–3.7-0.1-11.5–9.8
20541-1.7–3.60.1-11.3–10.3
20551.1-1.6–3.7-0.1-11.4–10.7
20561-1.7–3.7-0.1-11.7–9.9
20571.1-1.7–3.70-11.7–10.8
20581.1-1.7–3.60-11.2–10.3
20591-1.7–3.60.1-11.5–11
20601-1.5–3.40.2-11.6–10.3
20611.1-1.8–3.70-11.9–11.4
20621.1-1.9–3.7-0-12.5–11.4
20631.1-1.9–3.90-12.5–11.5
20641.2-1.7–3.80.1-12.4–11.6
20651.1-2.1–3.80.2-12.4–11.1
20661.1-1.7–3.80.2-12.6–11.7
20671.1-1.8–3.80.2-12.4–11.8
20681-2–3.80.2-12.5–12.2
20691.1-2.1–40.1-13–11.8
20701-2.1–3.70.1-12.9–12.2
20711.1-1.9–3.70.2-13.2–12.1
20721.1-2–3.80.1-13.4–12.3
20731-2–3.60-13.5–12
20741.1-1.9–3.80.1-13.5–12
20751.1-2.1–3.80.1-13.3–11.8
20761.1-2–3.80-13.3–12
20771.1-2–3.80.1-14.2–12.2
20781.1-1.7–3.70.2-14.1–12.3
20791.1-1.8–3.80.1-13.4–12.8
20801.1-1.8–3.70.4-13.8–12.8
20811.1-1.8–40.2-14.2–12.7
20821.1-1.7–3.70.1-14.1–12.3
20831.1-1.8–3.80.3-14.5–12.7
20841.1-1.9–3.80.1-14.8–12.8
20851-1.9–3.70.2-14.8–12.4
20861-1.8–3.90.2-14.9–12
20871.1-1.8–3.90.1-15–12.2
20881.1-1.8–40.1-15.7–12.4
20891-2–3.80.1-14.4–13.1
20901-1.9–3.50.3-14.4–12.9
20911-1.8–3.90.2-14.9–13.3
20921-2–3.70.2-14.9–12.9
20931-2.1–3.80.1-14.3–12.6
20941.1-2.2–3.90.1-15.1–12.8
20951-2.3–3.80.1-15–12.4
20961-2.4–3.80-15.1–12.6
20971.1-2.4–3.7-0-15.9–12.7
20981-2.1–3.7-0.1-16.1–12.2
20991-2.1–3.8-0-16.5–12.7
21001-2.2–3.6-0.1-15.9–11.9

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.

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