Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Net migration

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
674,285
in 2025
Japan
140,579
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th
Japan rank
10th

Net migration over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 674,285 against 140,579 in Japan, a difference of 533,706.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.8 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 23,044 -32,683 55,727 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s -111,784 -38,248 73,536 Japan
1980s -146,360 -120,581 25,779 Japan
1990s -847,358 103,876 951,234 Japan
2000s -229,037 93,694 322,731 Japan
2010s 436,608 186,702 249,906 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s -535,248 108,491 643,739 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 674,285 against 140,579 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
533,706, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for net migration?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.