Japan vs Upper middle income: Net migration (World Population)
Japan
140,579
in 2025
Upper middle income
576,949
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Net migration (World Population) over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 576,949 against 140,579 in Japan, a difference of 436,370.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 4.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -32,683 | -177,362 | 144,679 | Japan |
| 1970s | -38,248 | -688,274 | 650,026 | Japan |
| 1980s | -120,581 | -482,947 | 362,366 | Japan |
| 1990s | 103,876 | -1.95 million | 2.05 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 93,694 | -1.67 million | 1.76 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 186,702 | -99,965 | 286,668 | Japan |
| 2020s | 108,491 | -1.04 million | 1.15 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 576,949 against 140,579 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 436,370, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for net migration?
- Japan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 218 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.