Colombia vs Japan: Net migration

Colombia

129,139

in 2025

Japan

140,579

in 2025

Colombia rank

12th

Japan rank

10th

Net migration over time

Colombia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 140,579 against 129,139 in Colombia, a difference of 11,440.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Colombia
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.