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Migration flows · 2025

Japan

Where people move to and from Japan in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.

Total leaving Japan 147
Total arriving in Japan 42,096
Location

Japan & its flows

Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).

Over time

Incoming vs outgoing by year

Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Japan. Reported movements only.

Where Japan’s people go

Top destination countries

  1. 1 Australia 37
  2. 2 United States 24
  3. 3 Canada 23
  4. 4 Germany 21
  5. 5 Brazil 7
  6. 6 Belgium 5
  7. 7 Denmark 5
  8. 8 Ireland 5
  9. 9 Italy 5
  10. 10 Peru 5
  11. 11 Poland 5
  12. 12 United Kingdom 5

Where arrivals come from

Top origin countries

  1. 1 Myanmar 37,561
  2. 2 Ukraine 2,346
  3. 3 Afghanistan 1,029
  4. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 456
  5. 5 China 113
  6. 6 Sudan 112
  7. 7 Yemen, Rep. 75
  8. 8 Sri Lanka 61
  9. 9 Cameroon 48
  10. 10 Turkiye 48
  11. 11 Ethiopia 42
  12. 12 Pakistan 33
  13. 13 Congo, Dem. Rep. 31
  14. 14 Iran, Islamic Rep. 27
  15. 15 Iraq 18
  16. 16 Cambodia 17
  17. 17 Uganda 16
  18. 18 Bangladesh 14
  19. 19 Nigeria 11
  20. 20 Burundi 9
  21. 21 Eritrea 9
  22. 22 Burkina Faso 5
  23. 23 Russian Federation 5
  24. 24 Rwanda 5
  25. 25 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 5