As of October 2023, approximately 1.07 thousand Japanese residents lived in South Africa, the third lowest number of the past decade. Within the observed period, the Japanese population has been gradually shrinking since it peaked in 2017 at more than 1.5 thousand expats. The statistic, which is based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, does not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenship are counted.
Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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MOFA (Japan). (January 4, 2024). Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/
MOFA (Japan). "Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/
MOFA (Japan). (2024). Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/
MOFA (Japan). "Number of Residents from Japan Living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/
MOFA (Japan), Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of residents from Japan living in South Africa from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOFA (Japan), January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083645/japan-number-japanese-residents-south-africa/