Strategic Lens

Diaspora and mobility: India and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2024, 49 thousand people born in India lived in Japan.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in India who live in Japan rose from 3 thousand in 1990 to 49 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 India living in Japan

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 3,002Low 3,002 / High 49,3132024: 49,313

19903,002
19955,201
20009,477
200515,980
201022,525
201527,029
202041,744
202449,313

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • IndiaJapan has issued multiple-entry visas for short stays to Indian nationals since 3 July 2014.
  • BothA memorandum grants three-year visas to Japanese coming to India for business or work, with similar procedures in Japan.

Sources: Wikipedia: India–Japan relations (revision of 24 September 2026)