Japan
Destination country · migration, permits and visas
- Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
- 619,011
- Largest group, 2023
- Vietnam
DestinationJP2023–2025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Who moves to Japan
Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Japan, by nationality (OECD).
- Vietnam133,732
- China106,717
- Indonesia67,088
- Nepal39,564
- Philippines37,338
- Myanmar30,849
- South Korea27,566
- United States19,684
- Thailand16,777
- Taiwan13,603
- Sri Lanka11,328
- India10,547
- Brazil8,767
- Cambodia8,394
- Bangladesh6,475
- United Kingdom6,190
- Mongolia6,094
- France5,948
- Germany5,277
- Australia4,360
All inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 277,066 |
| 2001 | 281,453 |
| 2002 | 276,877 |
| 2003 | 300,856 |
| 2004 | 300,548 |
| 2005 | 290,130 |
| 2006 | 324,914 |
| 2007 | 335,936 |
| 2008 | 344,251 |
| 2009 | 296,916 |
| 2010 | 286,947 |
| 2011 | 266,778 |
| 2012 | 303,483 |
| 2013 | 306,431 |
| 2014 | 336,199 |
| 2015 | 390,715 |
| 2016 | 427,014 |
| 2017 | 474,442 |
| 2018 | 519,177 |
| 2019 | 591,403 |
| 2020 | 220,375 |
| 2021 | 79,882 |
| 2022 | 561,152 |
| 2023 | 619,011 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Foreign nationals living in Japan
Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Japan's nationality (OECD).
- China821,838
- Vietnam565,026
- South Korea410,156
- Philippines322,046
- Brazil211,840
- Nepal176,336
- Indonesia149,101
- Myanmar86,546
- Taiwan64,663
- United States63,408
- Thailand61,771
- Peru49,114
- India48,835
- Sri Lanka46,949
- Bangladesh27,962
- South Korea2,807
- China2,651
- Vietnam625
- Brazil526
- Philippines347
- Nepal331
- Peru206
- Sri Lanka160
- Bangladesh147
- Russia108
- Pakistan75
Acquisitions of nationality by year
Data table
| 2000 | 15,087 |
| 2001 | 14,672 |
| 2002 | 13,630 |
| 2003 | 16,500 |
| 2004 | 15,153 |
| 2005 | 14,116 |
| 2006 | 12,878 |
| 2007 | 13,286 |
| 2008 | 11,734 |
| 2009 | 13,029 |
| 2010 | 11,484 |
| 2011 | 8,915 |
| 2012 | 9,179 |
| 2013 | 7,176 |
| 2014 | 7,804 |
| 2015 | 8,060 |
| 2016 | 8,060 |
| 2017 | 8,719 |
| 2018 | 7,382 |
| 2019 | 8,005 |
| 2020 | 8,523 |
| 2021 | 7,595 |
| 2022 | 6,446 |
| 2023 | 7,908 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
International migrants
People living in Japan who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).
- China809,893
- Vietnam589,874
- South Korea393,944
- Philippines319,772
- Brazil207,220
- Nepal185,644
- Indonesia157,343
- Myanmar92,214
- United States62,509
- Taiwan62,144
- Thailand61,263
- India49,313
International migrants by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,050,475 |
| 1995 | 1,331,094 |
| 2000 | 1,651,869 |
| 2005 | 1,976,528 |
| 2010 | 2,161,780 |
| 2015 | 2,577,487 |
| 2020 | 3,289,042 |
| 2024 | 3,409,529 |
- International migrants, 2024
- 3,409,529
- Share of the population, 2024
- 2.8%
- Counted by
- citizenship
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Foreign residents by status of residence
Foreign residents at the end of each December (Immigration Services Agency of Japan).
Foreign residents
Data table
| 2012 | 1,502,963 |
| 2013 | 1,546,065 |
| 2014 | 1,619,997 |
| 2015 | 2,197,672 |
| 2016 | 2,349,762 |
| 2017 | 2,530,352 |
| 2018 | 2,700,854 |
| 2019 | 2,904,391 |
| 2022 | 3,049,367 |
| 2023 | 3,398,573 |
| 2024 | 3,757,128 |
| 2025 | 4,117,218 |
- China930,428
- Vietnam681,100
- South Korea407,341
- Philippines356,579
- Nepal300,992
- Indonesia266,069
- Brazil210,014
- Myanmar182,567
- Sri Lanka79,128
- Taiwan73,256
- United States69,787
- Thailand67,097
- India58,999
- Peru49,020
- Bangladesh44,938
- Permanent Resident949,238
- Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services479,119
- Student467,514
- Technical Intern Training456,619
- Specified Skilled Worker390,380
- Dependent354,663
- Special Permanent Resident245,066
- Long-Term Resident226,434
- Spouse or Child of Japanese National153,789
- Designated Activities126,042
- Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident56,675
- Skilled Labor54,612
Japan's embassies and consulates abroad
Countries in which Japan has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.
- Countries
- 154
- Missions
- 227
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Remittances sent abroad
Personal remittances paid from Japan to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).
Remittances paid by year, US$ million
Data table
| 2000 | 2,531 |
| 2001 | 2,345 |
| 2002 | 2,679 |
| 2003 | 1,504 |
| 2004 | 1,212 |
| 2005 | 1,150 |
| 2006 | 3,332 |
| 2007 | 3,639 |
| 2008 | 4,548 |
| 2009 | 3,932 |
| 2010 | 4,366 |
| 2011 | 4,536 |
| 2012 | 4,043 |
| 2013 | 2,872 |
| 2014 | 4,215 |
| 2015 | 4,000 |
| 2016 | 5,067 |
| 2017 | 5,283 |
| 2018 | 6,151 |
| 2019 | 6,828 |
| 2020 | 8,245 |
| 2021 | 6,134 |
| 2022 | 4,530 |
| 2023 | 5,935 |
| 2024 | 6,074 |
| 2025 | 7,168 |
- Remittances paid, 2025
- US$7,168 million
- Average cost of sending US$200 from Japan, 2023
- 2.6%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025
Corridors into Japan
Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.
- Vietnam → Japan
- China → Japan
- Indonesia → Japan
- Nepal → Japan
- Philippines → Japan
- Myanmar → Japan
- South Korea → Japan
- United States → Japan
- Thailand → Japan
- Taiwan → Japan
- Sri Lanka → Japan
- India → Japan
- Brazil → Japan
- Cambodia → Japan
- Bangladesh → Japan
- United Kingdom → Japan
- Mongolia → Japan
- France → Japan
- Germany → Japan
- Australia → Japan
- Pakistan → Japan
- Italy → Japan
- Canada → Japan
- Malaysia → Japan
- Russia → Japan
- Uzbekistan → Japan
- Laos → Japan
- Spain → Japan
- Netherlands → Japan
- Türkiye → Japan
- Mexico → Japan
- Peru → Japan
- New Zealand → Japan
- Sweden → Japan
- Ukraine → Japan
- Singapore → Japan
- Poland → Japan
- Egypt → Japan
- Afghanistan → Japan
- Saudi Arabia → Japan
- Hong Kong → Japan
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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