Japan vs Thailand: International migrant stock, total

Japan
3.41 million
in 2024
Thailand
3.18 million
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Thailand rank
21st

International migrant stock, total over time

  • Japan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.41 million against 3.18 million in Thailand, a difference of 230,130.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 21st of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
International migrant stock, total
Source
International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 2,096 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

International migrant stock, total is the number of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.