Migration impact
🇯🇵 Japan
A plain-language summary of who arrives, who leaves, and what the government spends on migration in Japan. Every headline figure is a reported value from an official source — nothing is estimated.
At a glance
Headline figures
109,225
Total incoming
People arrived, all recorded years
948
Total outgoing
People left, all recorded years
+108,277
Net balance
Net inflow
$15.5B
Spent on migrants · 2024
0.37% of GDP
Trend
Incoming vs outgoing, by year
Arrivals compared with departures for each reported year. Use the selector to read the exact figures for a single year.
42,111
Incoming
147
Outgoing
+41,964
Net that year
Public expenditure
What the government spends on migrants
Migration-related public spending (refugee support and development assistance provided) in current US dollars. For donor countries this includes in-donor refugee costs.
$15.5B
Total spending · 2024
Reported migration-related expenditure
0.37%
Share of GDP
About $0.37 of every $100 of national output
For perspective
What $15.5B could otherwise fund
The same amount, spent on other public services, using round benchmark unit costs. These are illustrative comparisons to convey scale — not an actual budget or policy proposal.
31
top-tier hospitals
A large modern referral hospital (~$500M each).
129
general hospitals
A mid-size general hospital (~$120M each).
51
university campuses
A new university campus (~$300M each).
1,553
kilometres of motorway
One kilometre of modern motorway (~$10M).
3,107
well-equipped schools
A brand-new fully equipped school (~$5M each).
5,179
public libraries
A community public library (~$3M each).
10,359
kindergartens
A new kindergarten / nursery (~$1.5M each).
62,156
fully equipped ambulances
A new fully equipped ambulance (~$250k each).
103,594
affordable homes
A modest new affordable home (~$150k each).
172,657
doctor-years of salary
One doctor employed for a full year (~$90k).
282,530
nurse-years of salary
One nurse employed for a full year (~$55k).
345,315
teacher-years of salary
One teacher employed for a full year (~$45k).
776,959
university scholarships
A full one-year university scholarship (~$20k).
1,294,931
hospital beds for a year
Running one hospital bed for a year (~$12k).
6,474,658
annual pension top-ups
An extra $200/month for a pensioner for a year.
25,898,633
laptops for students
One laptop for a school student (~$600 each).