Colombia vs Japan: Total number of international immigrants

Colombia
3.06 million immigrants
in 2024
Japan
3.41 million immigrants
in 2024
Colombia rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Colombia
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020072024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.41 million immigrants against 3.06 million immigrants in Colombia, a difference of 346,010 immigrants.

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 232 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 105,111 immigrants 1.19 million immigrants 1.09 million immigrants Japan
2000s 110,179 immigrants 1.81 million immigrants 1.70 million immigrants Japan
2010s 135,964 immigrants 2.37 million immigrants 2.23 million immigrants Japan
2020s 2.50 million immigrants 3.35 million immigrants 851,120 immigrants Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Colombia or Japan?
Japan, at 3.41 million immigrants against 3.06 million immigrants in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Colombia and Japan?
346,010 immigrants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People living in a given country who were born in another country.