Japan vs Singapore

Japan vs Singapore: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 3.3 per 1,000 people, or 3.31 times that in Japan.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Japan vs Singapore: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 3.3 per 1,000 people, or 3.31 times that in Japan.
JapanSingaporeUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 75 and Singapore ranked 43 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearJapanSingapore
20231.44.7
20221.438
2021-0.3-7.9
20200.3-25.9
20192.50.2
20182.53.9
20172.5-1.6
20162.52.5
20151.37.6
20140.57.4
20130.59.7
20120.514.8
20110.817.3
2010114.3
2009119.3
20081.136.7
20071.141.8
2006130.8
20050.921.6
20040.512.1
20030.6-7.3
20020.5-9.7
20010.510.9
20000.213.7
19990.45
19980.413.3
19970.325.1
19960.227.8
19950.726
19941.220.8
19931.417.7
19921.416.9
19911.318.4
1990122
19890.323.2
19880.414.4
19870.29.1
19860.2-2.9
1985-1.2-11.4
1984-2.3-1.6
1983-2.24.4
1982-2.415.8
1981-2.333.9
1980-0.817.4
1979-0.5-1
1978-0.40.2
1977-0.41.2
1976-0.30.4
197501.8
1974-0.11.2
1973-0.3-0.2
1972-0.7-0.8
1971-10.3
19700.31.9
19690.53.3
19680.43.4
19670.33.1
19660.71.8
1965-0.52.2
1964-11.7
1963-11.5
1962-0.62.2
1961-0.62.1
1960-1.61.2
1959-2.10.3
1958-2.40.6
1957-1.78.7
1956-1.617.5
1955-119
1954-0.820.1
1953-0.320.7
1952-0.621
1951-0.620.8
1950-0.320.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanSingapore
20241.20.1–2.53.4-45–157
20251.1-0.3–2.72.9-22.2–25.6
20261.1-0.6–2.82.3-26.6–25.9
20271-0.7–32.6-26.8–28.6
20281-0.9–3.12.4-26.6–30.1
20291.1-0.9–3.41.8-30.1–30.3
20301-1–3.31.6-30.5–29.1
20311-1.1–3.32.2-29–31.2
20321-1.1–3.32.1-28.8–31.7
20331.1-1.1–3.32.5-28.2–31.8
20341-1–3.42.1-28.8–33.6
20351-1.1–3.61.6-30.4–32.1
20361-1.2–3.51.3-30.2–30.7
20371-1.3–3.51.8-29.3–31.4
20381.1-1.4–3.41.8-29–32.1
20391.1-1.4–3.51.5-28.7–32
20401.1-1.4–3.51.2-27.7–32
20411-1.4–3.41.1-28.6–31.4
20421.1-1.5–3.61.4-29.5–31.3
20431.1-1.4–3.61.6-29.5–31.8
20441.1-1.4–3.71.1-29–30.4
20451-1.5–3.71.6-28.9–32
20461.1-1.5–3.61.5-27.8–32.4
20471.1-1.5–3.51.2-28.2–32.7
20481.1-1.4–3.72.1-26.3–33.4
20491.1-1.5–3.81.7-28–33
20501.1-1.6–3.71.6-27.3–33.4
20511.1-1.8–3.71.9-29.5–31.9
20521.1-1.7–3.72.8-27.6–35.1
20531.1-1.8–3.72.3-26.5–34.8
20541-1.7–3.61.5-29.8–34.6
20551.1-1.6–3.72-29.5–34
20561-1.7–3.72.1-29.1–33.2
20571.1-1.7–3.72.3-29.3–32.8
20581.1-1.7–3.61.6-27.4–33.1
20591-1.7–3.61.9-27.9–33.1
20601-1.5–3.41.2-29.4–31.7
20611.1-1.8–3.71.7-28.6–32.5
20621.1-1.9–3.71.6-28.3–33.7
20631.1-1.9–3.92.1-29.1–33
20641.2-1.7–3.81.6-29.9–32.3
20651.1-2.1–3.81-30.9–32.6
20661.1-1.7–3.81-32.3–32.2
20671.1-1.8–3.82-29.6–34.1
20681-2–3.81.8-29.2–34.4
20691.1-2.1–41.9-27.6–31.9
20701-2.1–3.72.4-28.1–34.9
20711.1-1.9–3.72.3-28.1–35.3
20721.1-2–3.82.2-26.5–34.3
20731-2–3.62-29.9–35
20741.1-1.9–3.81.1-28.9–32.4
20751.1-2.1–3.81.1-28.3–33
20761.1-2–3.82.1-29.1–34
20771.1-2–3.81.6-28.8–32.4
20781.1-1.7–3.71.5-28.8–33.9
20791.1-1.8–3.81.1-26.6–32.6
20801.1-1.8–3.71.2-28.1–33.6
20811.1-1.8–41-29.1–33.1
20821.1-1.7–3.71-31.4–33.4
20831.1-1.8–3.81.2-30.9–33.1
20841.1-1.9–3.81.4-32.4–32.9
20851-1.9–3.71.2-31.6–32.8
20861-1.8–3.91-30.8–32.2
20871.1-1.8–3.91.2-31.3–33.1
20881.1-1.8–41.4-30.7–33.2
20891-2–3.80.8-30.4–33.4
20901-1.9–3.51.3-32.7–32.4
20911-1.8–3.91.3-31.7–33.2
20921-2–3.71.9-28.1–36.6
20931-2.1–3.81.5-30.1–36.1
20941.1-2.2–3.91-29.5–34.6
20951-2.3–3.81.3-31.7–34.3
20961-2.4–3.81.1-31.2–31
20971.1-2.4–3.71.2-30.1–32.5
20981-2.1–3.70.9-32.3–31.5
20991-2.1–3.81.3-31.1–35.1
21001-2.2–3.61.4-28.9–38.2

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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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