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Diaspora and mobility: Brazil and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2024, 207 thousand people born in Brazil lived in Japan, and 53 thousand people born in Japan lived in Brazil.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Brazil who live in Japan rose from 44 thousand in 1990 to 207 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothThe number of people born in Japan who live in Brazil fell from 89 thousand in 1990 to 53 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Brazil living in Japan

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 44,136Low 44,136 / High 293,1402024: 207,220

199044,136
1995160,061
2000245,685
2005293,140
2010243,605
2015176,123
2020211,713
2024207,220

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in Japan living in Brazil

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 88,605Low 28,829 / High 88,6052024: 52,758

199088,605
199577,460
200068,967
200559,153
201047,893
201538,165
202028,829
202452,758

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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