Five years cumulative net migration rose 0% to 87,584 persons in Japan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Japan reached an all time high of 183,953 persons in 2019 and an all time low of -46,245 persons in 1960. When compared to Japan's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in China amounted to -200,194 persons, 320,617 persons in Russia, 43,440 persons in South Korea and 561,580 persons in USA in 2021.
Japan has been ranked 12th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | persons | 232,738 | 320,494 | 361,274 | 417,974 | 391,914 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | -155,379 | -153,054 | -180,592 | -296,674 | -302,609 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | -3,200 | -3,218 | -3,222 | -3,223 | -3,139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 397,921 | 432,017 | 430,803 | 392,587 | 360,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | -475,094 | 68,119 | -219,656 | -561,563 | -593,495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 150,215 | 156,993 | 164,070 | 177,470 | 183,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | -82,173 | 33,094 | -12,438 | -99,430 | -47,764 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 384,942 | 373,316 | 350,105 | 336,527 | 333,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 266,322 | 102,075 | 112,523 | 118,642 | 110,799 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 1,221,849 | 1,449,371 | 1,377,630 | 1,200,796 | 1,158,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | -4,761 | -4,432 | -3,847 | -3,080 | -4,028 |
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