For the first time in nine months, the population movement in January in Tokyo has become an “excessive in-migrant”, with the number of in-migrants surpassing that of out-migrants.
The number of out-migrants was higher than that of the corona, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, "I would like to keep an eye on the movement to see if the population will return to the concentration in Tokyo."
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population movement in Tokyo in January was 26,130 for in-migrants and 25,639 for out-migrants, and the number of in-migrants exceeded that of out-migrants by 491. "have become.
Compared to January last year, when there was an "excessive move-out", the number of people entering Tokyo increased by more than 2,000, while the number of people leaving Tokyo increased by only 156, which is the number of people moving out. The number of people moving in has been reversed.
Since July, when the infection of the new coronavirus spread, "excessive transfer" has continued in Tokyo except for a period of time, and the total for the last year was the first "excessive transfer" in the 23 wards of Tokyo. Attention was paid to changes in the movement of the population of Tokyo.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, "January is a time when the movement of people has gradually returned since the state of emergency was lifted last fall, and we will continue to pay close attention to whether the movement will return to the trend of population concentration in Tokyo in the future. I want to do it. "