Net migration of Japanese and foreign residents Japan 2013-2022
Japan had a net increase of 190,665 foreign nationals in 2022, while it lost 15,550 Japanese nationals. That year, the net increase of the total inhabitants of Japan was 41,907.
Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022
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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (May 10, 2024). Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Chart. May 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (2024). Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Net Migration of Japanese and Foreign Nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Net migration of Japanese and foreign nationals in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, May 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495688/japan-net-migration-japanese-and-foreign-nationals/
