Migration trends in Japan
Asia
3.4M people from around the world have made Japan their home. That's 2.8% of the country population, arriving from 59 different countries
124M
Population
3.4M
Immigrants
1M
Emigrants
+2.4M
Inflow
1 in every 36 people in Japan was born abroad
The #19 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Japan
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1M immigrants · 710.8K emigrants
1995
- Surge of immigrants from Brazil — 115.9K new arrivals
2000
- Entered the world's 20 biggest immigrant destinations
2010
- China overtook South Korea as the largest source of new arrivals
- Migration accounted for 67% of the country's population growth
2015
- Entered the world's 20 biggest immigrant destinations
2020
- Surge of immigrants from Vietnam — 313.5K new arrivals
Today
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Asia
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
- Since 1990: 2.4M more foreign-born residents and 297.4K more citizens living abroad