Japan vs Kuwait: Total number of international immigrants
Japan
3.41 million immigrants
in 2024
Kuwait
3.32 million immigrants
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Kuwait rank
20th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.41 million immigrants against 3.32 million immigrants in Kuwait, a difference of 86,340 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 20th of 232 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million immigrants | 995,646 immigrants | 195,139 immigrants | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.81 million immigrants | 1.24 million immigrants | 578,760 immigrants | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.37 million immigrants | 2.24 million immigrants | 128,330 immigrants | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.35 million immigrants | 3.18 million immigrants | 172,325 immigrants | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 3.41 million immigrants against 3.32 million immigrants in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Japan and Kuwait?
- 86,340 immigrants, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Japan ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 20th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β 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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