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Diaspora and mobility: Japan and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2024, 14 thousand people born in Japan lived in Taiwan, and 62 thousand people born in Taiwan lived in Japan.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Japan who live in Taiwan rose from 8 thousand in 1990 to 14 thousand in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in Taiwan who live in Japan rose from 6 thousand in 1990 to 62 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 Japan living in Taiwan

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 7,915Low 7,818 / High 14,9002024: 13,789

19907,915
19957,818
20009,860
200511,402
20108,981
201512,208
202014,900
202413,789

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in Taiwan living in Japan

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 5,990Low 5,990 / High 91,8532024: 62,144

19905,990
19959,835
200015,861
200525,235
201040,731
201591,853
202087,536
202462,144

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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