Net migration, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Net migration, annual growth rate was -8.33 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Japan recorded -8.33 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 32.6% on the previous year and down 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 600.07 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -419.52 % change on previous year, in 1971.
Japan ranks 124th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.75 % change on previous year | -76.51 % change on previous year | 236.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -28.15 % change on previous year | -419.52 % change on previous year | 101.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -4.84 % change on previous year | -201.72 % change on previous year | 119.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.33 % change on previous year | -71.46 % change on previous year | 299.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.87 % change on previous year | -58.76 % change on previous year | 153.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.21 % change on previous year | -30.51 % change on previous year | 190.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.54 % change on previous year | -183.32 % change on previous year | 600.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 121 Bahamas, The -8.15 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Gibraltar -8.19 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Panama -8.28 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Curaçao -8.38 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Colombia -8.83 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Seychelles -8.99 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 14.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1,825.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 70.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 116.3% (2025)
- Broad money 246.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 117.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 187.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 149.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 140,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Japan was -8.33 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 600.07 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -419.52 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 124th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.