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Summary of the Results of Internal Migration in 2017
Released on April 26, 2018
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The number of inter-prefectural migrants has increased for the first time since 2015, the rate of migration was up from the previous year
- The number of Japanese internal migrants was 4,893,581 and the rate of migration was 3.93%, up 0.03 points from the previous year.
- The number of Japanese inter-prefectural migrants was 2,287,310, an increase for the first time since 2015. The rate of migration was 1.84%, up 0.02 points from the previous year.
- The number of Japanese intra-prefectural migrants was 2,606,271, an increase for the first time since 2015. The rate of migration was 2.09%, up 0.01 points from the previous year.
The number of positive net-migration for Tokyo-to has increased for the first time since 2015.
- Regarding the net-migration for prefectures, seven prefectures had positive net-migration in 2017: Tokyo-to (75,498 persons), Chiba-ken (16,203 persons), Saitama-ken (14,923 persons), and so on. The number of positive net-migration for Tokyo-to has increased for the first time since 2015. The rate of positive net-migration in Tokyo-to (0.57%) was the highest, followed by Chiba-ken (0.26%), Saitama-ken (0.21%), and so on. The rate of positive net-migration in Aichi-ken and Saitama-ken was down from the previous year.
- On the other hand, forty prefectures had negative net-migration in 2017: Fukushima-ken (8,395 persons), Hyogo-ken (6,657 persons), Hokkaido (6,569 persons), and so on. Compared with the previous year, the number of negative net-migration in Fukushima-ken increased by 2,556 persons, and the number in Kumamoto-ken decreased by 2,950 persons. The rate of negative net-migration in Aomori-ken (0.48%) was the highest, followed by Fukushima-ken (0.45%), Akita-ken (0.44%), Nagasaki-ken (0.44%), and so on.
The number of positive net-migration for Tokyo Area has increased for the first time since 2015. Nagoya Area and Osaka Area had negative net-migration for the fifth straight year
- The net-migration for all three major metropolitan areas (Tokyo Area, Nagoya Area and Osaka Area) had a positive net-migration of 105,975 persons. Compared with the previous year, positive net-migration decreased by 195 persons for these areas. This was the second straight year.
- The Tokyo Area had a positive net-migration of 119,779 persons. This was the first increase since 2015. The rate of positive net-migration was 0.34%, up 0.01 points from the previous year.
- The Nagoya Area had a negative net-migration of 4,979 persons. This was the fifth straight year. The rate of negative net-migration was 0.05%, up 0.03 points from the previous year.
- The Osaka Area had a negative net-migration of 8,825 persons. This was the fifth straight year. The rate of negative net-migration was 0.05%, unchanged for the third straight year.
The total number of negative net-migration for Iwate-ken, Miyagi-ken and Fukushima-ken was 14,018, increased by 3,826 persons from the previous year
- The total number of negative net-migration for Iwate-ken, Miyagi-ken and Fukushima-ken was 14,018. Compared with the previous year, negative net-migration increased by 3,826 persons in these areas.
- Each of the three prefectures had negative net-migration, which was unchanged from the previous year.
