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Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Japan

Japan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.0374 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0374 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
211th
of 241 countries
All-time high
0.4051 per 100,000 people
in 2007
All-time low
0.0039 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Japan, 2000–2025

00.10.20.30.42000201220252000: 0.004 per 100,000 people2001: 0.004 per 100,000 people2002: 0.011 per 100,000 people2003: 0.013 per 100,000 people2004: 0.015 per 100,000 people2005: 0.008 per 100,000 people2006: 0.13 per 100,000 people2007: 0.405 per 100,000 people2008: 0.143 per 100,000 people2009: 0.115 per 100,000 people2010: 0.116 per 100,000 people2011: 0.137 per 100,000 people2012: 0.135 per 100,000 people2013: 0.121 per 100,000 people2014: 0.202 per 100,000 people2015: 0.11 per 100,000 people2016: 0.042 per 100,000 people2017: 0.035 per 100,000 people2018: 0.033 per 100,000 people2019: 0.031 per 100,000 people2020: 0.032 per 100,000 people2021: 0.031 per 100,000 people2022: 0.051 per 100,000 people2023: 0.039 per 100,000 people2024: 0.045 per 100,000 people2025: 0.037 per 100,000 people

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Japan is 0.0374 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Japan peaked at 0.4051 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places Japan 211th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Japan, year by year

Year per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.0039 per 100,000 people —
2001 0.0039 per 100,000 people +0.0%
2002 0.011 per 100,000 people +179.1%
2003 0.0133 per 100,000 people +21.3%
2004 0.0149 per 100,000 people +11.6%
2005 0.0078 per 100,000 people -47.4%
2006 0.1296 per 100,000 people +1557.8%
2007 0.4051 per 100,000 people +212.4%
2008 0.1428 per 100,000 people -64.8%
2009 0.1154 per 100,000 people -19.1%
2010 0.1163 per 100,000 people +0.7%
2011 0.1375 per 100,000 people +18.3%
2012 0.1353 per 100,000 people -1.6%
2013 0.1207 per 100,000 people -10.8%
2014 0.2018 per 100,000 people +67.2%
2015 0.1101 per 100,000 people -45.5%
2016 0.0417 per 100,000 people -62.1%
2017 0.0346 per 100,000 people -16.9%
2018 0.0331 per 100,000 people -4.4%
2019 0.0308 per 100,000 people -7.0%
2020 0.0317 per 100,000 people +3.0%
2021 0.0311 per 100,000 people -2.0%
2022 0.0513 per 100,000 people +65.0%
2023 0.0387 per 100,000 people -24.6%
2024 0.0446 per 100,000 people +15.2%
2025 0.0374 per 100,000 people -16.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0374 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0374 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +1557.8% 0.0078 per 100,000 people 0.1296 per 100,000 people
2007 +212.4% 0.1296 per 100,000 people 0.4051 per 100,000 people
2002 +179.1% 0.0039 per 100,000 people 0.011 per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0848 per 100,000 people 0.0039 per 100,000 people 0.4051 per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.0962 per 100,000 people 0.0308 per 100,000 people 0.2018 per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.0391 per 100,000 people 0.0311 per 100,000 people 0.0513 per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 208 Australia 0.1186 per 100,000 people compare
  2. 209 France 0.117 per 100,000 people compare
  3. 210 Finland 0.0889 per 100,000 people compare
  4. 212 Andorra 0 per 100,000 people compare
  5. 212 Anguilla 0 per 100,000 people compare
  6. 212 Aruba 0 per 100,000 people
  7. 212 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 per 100,000 people
  8. 212 British Virgin Islands 0 per 100,000 people compare
  9. 212 Cayman Islands 0 per 100,000 people compare
  10. 212 Cook Islands 0 per 100,000 people
  11. 212 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 per 100,000 people
  12. 212 French Polynesia 0 per 100,000 people
  13. 212 Gibraltar 0 per 100,000 people
  14. 212 Greenland 0 per 100,000 people
  15. 212 Guam 0 per 100,000 people
  16. 212 Holy See 0 per 100,000 people
  17. 212 Liechtenstein 0 per 100,000 people compare
  18. 212 Marshall Islands 0 per 100,000 people compare
  19. 212 Martinique 0 per 100,000 people
  20. 212 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 per 100,000 people
  21. 212 Monaco 0 per 100,000 people compare
  22. 212 Montserrat 0 per 100,000 people
  23. 212 New Caledonia 0 per 100,000 people
  24. 212 Northern Mariana Islands 0 per 100,000 people
  25. 212 Palau 0 per 100,000 people compare
  26. 212 Puerto Rico 0 per 100,000 people
  27. 212 Réunion 0 per 100,000 people
  28. 212 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 per 100,000 people
  29. 212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 per 100,000 people
  30. 212 San Marino 0 per 100,000 people compare
  31. 212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 per 100,000 people
  32. 212 Tuvalu 0 per 100,000 people compare
  33. 212 Reunion 0 per 100,000 people

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Japan?
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Japan was 0.0374 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4051 per 100,000 people in 2007.
What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Japan rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
Japan ranks 211th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
279 places, 7,254 data points, 2000–2025
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