Japan vs Low income: Net migration
Japan
140,579
in 2025
Low income
160,831
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Low income rank
10th
Net migration over time
- Japan
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 160,831 against 140,579 in Japan, a difference of 20,252.
That makes Low income's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Low income ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -32,683 | -55,279 | 22,596 | Japan |
| 1970s | -38,248 | -192,286 | 154,037 | Japan |
| 1980s | -120,581 | -720,999 | 600,418 | Japan |
| 1990s | 103,876 | -135,837 | 239,713 | Japan |
| 2000s | 93,694 | -369,185 | 462,880 | Japan |
| 2010s | 186,702 | -889,420 | 1.08 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 108,491 | -86,880 | 195,372 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Japan or Low income?
- Low income, at 160,831 against 140,579 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Japan and Low income?
- 20,252, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low income rank globally for net migration?
- Japan ranks 10th and Low income ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.