Number of foreign residents Japan 2014-2023, by region of origin

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 25, 2024

In 2023, over 2.9 million Asian residents were registered in Japan, making it the largest share of foreign residents. That year, the second-largest group of foreign nationals living in Japan came from South America, with about 278,000 people.

Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by region of origin (in 1,000s)

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Release date

July 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2014 to 2023; as of December each year

Supplementary notes

Figures are counts of foreign national residents (medium-/long-term residents and special permanent residents) covered by Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

Values have been rounded.
Figures prior to 2023 come from the previous reporting.

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