Japan vs South Korea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Japan and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.3 per 1,000 people, or 1.21 times that in Japan.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 1990, per 1,000 people · UN
Latest figures
per 1,000 people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.4 2023 | 0.5 | 75 of 229 | 1 2100 |
| South Korea | 1.7 2023 | 6 | 70 of 229 | -0 2100 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2023, Japan ranked 75 and South Korea ranked 70 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1 per 1,000 people and South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Japan | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 1 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -1 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| 1999 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| 1998 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| 1995 | 0.7 | -4.6 |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -4.6 |
| 1993 | 1.4 | -5 |
| 1992 | 1.4 | -6 |
| 1991 | 1.3 | -6.1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1985 | -1.2 | 2.4 |
| 1984 | -2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | -2.2 | 2.6 |
| 1982 | -2.4 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | -2.3 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | -0.8 | -3.9 |
| 1979 | -0.5 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| 1977 | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| 1976 | -0.3 | -2.5 |
| 1975 | 0 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1973 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 1972 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1971 | -1 | -0.2 |
| 1970 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| 1969 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| 1968 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| 1967 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1966 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1965 | -0.5 | -5 |
| 1964 | -1 | -3.6 |
| 1963 | -1 | -2.9 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | -3.4 |
| 1961 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| 1960 | -1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1959 | -2.1 | 3.5 |
| 1958 | -2.4 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | -1.7 | 5.4 |
| 1956 | -1.6 | 6.1 |
| 1955 | -1 | 6.8 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | 7.6 |
| 1953 | -0.3 | 8.2 |
| 1952 | -0.6 | 8.6 |
| 1951 | -0.6 | 8.4 |
| 1950 | -0.3 | 7.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.20.1–2.5 | 1.5-2–4.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1-0.3–2.7 | 1.3-3.2–5.6 |
| 2026 | 1.1-0.6–2.8 | 1.2-3.7–6.4 |
| 2027 | 1-0.7–3 | 1.1-4.6–7.2 |
| 2028 | 1-0.9–3.1 | 1.1-5.3–7.4 |
| 2029 | 1.1-0.9–3.4 | 1-5.6–7.1 |
| 2030 | 1-1–3.3 | 0.9-6.4–7.5 |
| 2031 | 1-1.1–3.3 | 0.9-6.5–8 |
| 2032 | 1-1.1–3.3 | 0.8-6.6–8.3 |
| 2033 | 1.1-1.1–3.3 | 0.7-6.5–7.8 |
| 2034 | 1-1–3.4 | 0.7-6.7–8.1 |
| 2035 | 1-1.1–3.6 | 0.6-7.3–8.4 |
| 2036 | 1-1.2–3.5 | 0.6-7.8–8.5 |
| 2037 | 1-1.3–3.5 | 0.5-7.5–8.3 |
| 2038 | 1.1-1.4–3.4 | 0.4-7.5–8.6 |
| 2039 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 | 0.4-7.6–8 |
| 2040 | 1.1-1.4–3.5 | 0.4-7.5–8.2 |
| 2041 | 1-1.4–3.4 | 0.3-8.2–8.1 |
| 2042 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2043 | 1.1-1.4–3.6 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2044 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 | 0.3-7.9–8.1 |
| 2045 | 1-1.5–3.7 | 0.4-7.8–8.6 |
| 2046 | 1.1-1.5–3.6 | 0.5-7.9–8.6 |
| 2047 | 1.1-1.5–3.5 | 0.3-7.7–8.7 |
| 2048 | 1.1-1.4–3.7 | 0.4-7.7–9.5 |
| 2049 | 1.1-1.5–3.8 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2050 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 | 0.4-7.7–8.8 |
| 2051 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2052 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 | 0.2-7.7–8.7 |
| 2053 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 | 0.3-7.5–9.2 |
| 2054 | 1-1.7–3.6 | 0.5-7.2–9.2 |
| 2055 | 1.1-1.6–3.7 | 0.4-6.9–9.3 |
| 2056 | 1-1.7–3.7 | 0.3-7.2–9.4 |
| 2057 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 | 0.1-7.3–9.1 |
| 2058 | 1.1-1.7–3.6 | -0-7.9–8.7 |
| 2059 | 1-1.7–3.6 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2060 | 1-1.5–3.4 | 0-7.6–8.3 |
| 2061 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 | 0.2-7.5–8.8 |
| 2062 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 | 0-7.9–8.4 |
| 2063 | 1.1-1.9–3.9 | 0.1-7.6–8.7 |
| 2064 | 1.2-1.7–3.8 | 0.1-8.1–8.5 |
| 2065 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 | 0.2-7.8–8.2 |
| 2066 | 1.1-1.7–3.8 | 0.2-7.7–8.5 |
| 2067 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 | 0.2-7.7–8.9 |
| 2068 | 1-2–3.8 | 0.3-7.6–8.5 |
| 2069 | 1.1-2.1–4 | 0.1-7.7–8.8 |
| 2070 | 1-2.1–3.7 | 0.1-8–8.4 |
| 2071 | 1.1-1.9–3.7 | 0.1-8.2–8.4 |
| 2072 | 1.1-2–3.8 | 0.1-7.7–8.6 |
| 2073 | 1-2–3.6 | 0.2-7.8–8.8 |
| 2074 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 | 0.1-7.5–8.7 |
| 2075 | 1.1-2.1–3.8 | 0.1-7.7–8.5 |
| 2076 | 1.1-2–3.8 | 0.1-7.4–8.4 |
| 2077 | 1.1-2–3.8 | 0.1-7.7–8.7 |
| 2078 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 | 0.1-7.6–8.9 |
| 2079 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 | 0.2-7.3–8.8 |
| 2080 | 1.1-1.8–3.7 | 0.1-7.3–8.6 |
| 2081 | 1.1-1.8–4 | 0-7.5–8.9 |
| 2082 | 1.1-1.7–3.7 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2083 | 1.1-1.8–3.8 | 0-7.6–8.4 |
| 2084 | 1.1-1.9–3.8 | 0.1-7.2–8.6 |
| 2085 | 1-1.9–3.7 | 0-7–8.6 |
| 2086 | 1-1.8–3.9 | 0.1-7.4–8.8 |
| 2087 | 1.1-1.8–3.9 | -0-7.3–8.7 |
| 2088 | 1.1-1.8–4 | 0-6.9–8.7 |
| 2089 | 1-2–3.8 | 0-7.3–8.3 |
| 2090 | 1-1.9–3.5 | -0-7.7–9 |
| 2091 | 1-1.8–3.9 | -0-7.8–9.4 |
| 2092 | 1-2–3.7 | -0-7.4–8.7 |
| 2093 | 1-2.1–3.8 | -0-8.2–8.9 |
| 2094 | 1.1-2.2–3.9 | 0-7.9–8.9 |
| 2095 | 1-2.3–3.8 | -0-7.4–9.1 |
| 2096 | 1-2.4–3.8 | 0.1-7.5–8.9 |
| 2097 | 1.1-2.4–3.7 | 0.1-7.4–8.3 |
| 2098 | 1-2.1–3.7 | 0.1-7.6–8.6 |
| 2099 | 1-2.1–3.8 | 0.1-7.3–8.4 |
| 2100 | 1-2.2–3.6 | -0-7.7–8.4 |
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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