Japan vs Thailand: Total number of international immigrants
Japan
3.41 million immigrants
in 2024
Thailand
3.18 million immigrants
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Thailand rank
21st
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.41 million immigrants against 3.18 million immigrants in Thailand, a difference of 230,130 immigrants.
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.
Japan ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 21st of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million immigrants | 279,750 immigrants | 911,034 immigrants | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.81 million immigrants | 1.24 million immigrants | 575,663 immigrants | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.37 million immigrants | 2.75 million immigrants | 377,215 immigrants | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.35 million immigrants | 3.10 million immigrants | 252,080 immigrants | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 3.41 million immigrants against 3.18 million immigrants in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Japan and Thailand?
- 230,130 immigrants, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Japan ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 21st 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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