Singapore → Japan
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Singapore
- To
- Japan
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 775
- Change since 2018
- -14.6%
- Share of all arrivals in Japan, 2023
- 0.13%
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Migration from Singapore to Japan
Inflows of nationals of Singapore recorded by Japan; stock of nationals of Singapore living there; and acquisitions of Japan's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2006 | 477 |
| 2007 | 512 |
| 2008 | 561 |
| 2009 | 398 |
| 2010 | 486 |
| 2011 | 438 |
| 2012 | 473 |
| 2013 | 500 |
| 2014 | 524 |
| 2015 | 618 |
| 2016 | 700 |
| 2017 | 742 |
| 2018 | 908 |
| 2019 | 973 |
| 2020 | 315 |
| 2021 | 191 |
| 2022 | 1,035 |
| 2023 | 775 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 3,498 | — |
| 2023 | 775 | 3,306 | — |
| 2022 | 1,035 | 2,738 | — |
| 2021 | 191 | 2,958 | — |
| 2020 | 315 | 3,164 | — |
| 2019 | 973 | 3,042 | — |
| 2018 | 908 | 2,817 | — |
| 2017 | 742 | 2,615 | — |
| 2016 | 700 | 2,501 | — |
| 2015 | 618 | 2,366 | — |
| 2014 | 524 | 2,228 | — |
| 2013 | 500 | 2,135 | — |
| 2012 | 473 | 2,440 | — |
| 2011 | 438 | 2,512 | — |
| 2010 | 486 | 2,560 | — |
Migrant population
People born in Singapore who live in Japan: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,131 |
| 1995 | 1,515 |
| 2000 | 1,894 |
| 2005 | 2,207 |
| 2010 | 2,493 |
| 2015 | 13,474 |
| 2020 | 12,799 |
| 2024 | 3,472 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 3,472
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.10%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 40
- Counted by
- citizenship
Residents in Japan
Citizens of Singapore living in Japan at the end of each December, by status of residence (Immigration Services Agency of Japan).
Residents in work-related statuses
Data table
| 2012 | 597 |
| 2013 | 627 |
| 2014 | 682 |
| 2015 | 726 |
| 2016 | 816 |
| 2017 | 908 |
| 2018 | 1,042 |
| 2019 | 1,140 |
| 2022 | 1,058 |
| 2023 | 1,126 |
| 2024 | 1,211 |
| 2025 | 1,307 |
| December | All residents | Work-related statuses | Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services | Specified Skilled Worker | Technical Intern Training | Student | Permanent Resident | Dependent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,007 | 1,307 | 758 | 5 | 0 | 456 | 1,316 | 327 |
| 2024 | 3,739 | 1,211 | 725 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 1,266 | 280 |
| 2023 | 3,498 | 1,126 | 677 | 3 | 0 | 386 | 1,228 | 236 |
| 2022 | 3,306 | 1,058 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 1,161 | 226 |
| 2019 | 3,164 | 1,140 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 996 | 229 |
| 2018 | 3,042 | 1,042 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 965 | 226 |
| 2017 | 2,817 | 908 | 571 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 920 | 196 |
| 2016 | 2,615 | 816 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 884 | 191 |
| 2015 | 2,501 | 726 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 867 | 201 |
| 2014 | 2,366 | 682 | 419 | 0 | 1 | 302 | 844 | 202 |
| 2013 | 2,228 | 627 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 815 | 193 |
| 2012 | 2,136 | 597 | 338 | 0 | 6 | 253 | 783 | 196 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Japan in Singapore, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Singapore | sg.emb-japan.go.jp |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Japan, 2023; Singapore ranks 37.
- Vietnam133,732
- China106,717
- Indonesia67,088
- Nepal39,564
- Philippines37,338
- Myanmar30,849
- South Korea27,566
- United States19,684
- Thailand16,777
- Taiwan13,603
- Sri Lanka11,328
- India10,547
- Australia1,609
- United States740
- New Zealand618
- Germany568
- Netherlands494
- South Korea492
- Canada280
- Denmark228
- Switzerland181
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