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Peru → Japan

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Peru
To
Japan
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
955
Change since 2018
-14.2%
Share of all arrivals in Japan, 2023
0.15%
Inflow 2023955OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Peru to Japan

Inflows of nationals of Peru recorded by Japan; stock of nationals of Peru living there; and acquisitions of Japan's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,2092,4182006200920122015201820212023
1,2092,4182006200920122015201820212023
Data table
20062,014
20072,418
20081,647
20091,121
20101,193
2011749
20121,014
2013919
2014897
20151,054
2016963
20171,061
20181,113
20191,119
2020432
2021462
20221,134
2023955
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—49,114—
202395548,914206
20221,13448,291185
202146248,256175
202043248,669172
20191,11948,362168
20181,11347,972—
20171,06147,740—
201696347,721—
20151,05447,978—
201489748,598—
201391949,248—
20121,01452,843—
201174954,636—
20101,19357,464—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Peru who live in Japan: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

28k56k19901995200020052010201520202024
28k56k19902000201020202024
Data table
19908,100
199532,756
200045,004
200555,847
201055,168
201548,049
202048,787
202447,836
Estimate, 2024
47,836
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
14
Counted by
citizenship
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residents in Japan

Citizens of Peru living in Japan at the end of each December, by status of residence (Immigration Services Agency of Japan).

Residents in work-related statuses

1543072012201420162018202220242025
1543072012201420162018202220242025
Data table
2012116
2013120
2014132
2015153
2016158
2017158
2018172
2019185
2022226
2023263
2024292
2025307
DecemberAll residentsWork-related statusesEngineer/Specialist in Humanities/International ServicesSpecified Skilled WorkerTechnical Intern TrainingStudentPermanent ResidentDependent
202549,020307102225122133,04059
202449,24729287215719433,14056
202349,11426370194819433,15159
202248,9142266433517733,28451
201948,6691855104514733,61456
201848,3621724105314433,78941
201747,9721583804613133,89129
201647,7401583604711433,80329
201547,7211533304710133,59425
201447,9781323303310133,49626
201348,598120210229033,61020
201249,255116220258733,33130
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Statistics on Foreign Residents (在留外国人統計), Table 1, end of December (e-Stat; Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use 2.0)Data as at Dec 2025

Workers in Japan (employment reports)

Citizens of Peru working in Japan, as reported by employers at the end of each October (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).

Workers by year (end of October)

16k32k20212022202320242025
16k32k20212022202320242025
Data table
202131,381
202231,263
202331,584
202431,574
202531,448
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing10,102
  2. Other services9,834
  3. Other industries3,999
  4. Wholesale and retail trade2,457
  5. Accommodation and food services1,626
  6. Construction1,556
  7. Health and welfare1,216
  8. Information and communications340
  9. Education318
Workers, October 2025
31,448
Change on a year earlier
-0.4%
Via dispatch or contracting firms
38.3%
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan), reports on the employment of foreign workers, end of October 2025 (Public Data License 1.0)Data as at Oct 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Japan in Peru, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyJesús Maríape.emb-japan.go.jp
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Japan, 2023; Peru ranks 32.

Inflows to Japan, 2023
  1. Vietnam133,732
  2. China106,717
  3. Indonesia67,088
  4. Nepal39,564
  5. Philippines37,338
  6. Myanmar30,849
  7. South Korea27,566
  8. United States19,684
  9. Thailand16,777
  10. Taiwan13,603
  11. Sri Lanka11,328
  12. India10,547
Other destinations for people from Peru, 2023
  1. Spain66,933
  2. United States12,580
  3. Italy11,336
  4. Chile10,802
  5. Germany1,833
  6. Canada750
  7. Mexico643
  8. France563
  9. Netherlands432
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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