Australia vs Japan: Net migration

Australia

137,109

in 2025

Japan

140,579

in 2025

Australia rank

11th

Japan rank

10th

Net migration over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 140,579 against 137,109 in Australia, a difference of 3,470.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Australia
Net migration in Japan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.