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Akita Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
6,333
Change on a year earlier
+8.2%
Share of Japan
0.2%
Rank among prefectures
47
In work-related statuses
53.7%
Residents6,333Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

Foreign residents of Akita Prefecture, end of December 2025 and a year earlier.

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training1,959
  2. Permanent Resident1,302
  3. Specified Skilled Worker783
  4. Student556
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services338
  6. Special Permanent Resident286
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National270
  8. Dependent255
  9. Instructor144
  10. Designated Activities124
  11. Long-Term Resident98
  12. Skilled Labor56
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training1,9421,95917
Permanent Resident1,2801,30222
Specified Skilled Worker505783278
Student48655670
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services29333845
Special Permanent Resident300286-14
Spouse or Child of Japanese National25327017
Dependent23825517
Instructor145144-1
Designated Activities9312431
Long-Term Resident10298-4
Skilled Labor5956-3
Professor5148-3
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident3533-2
Business Manager23263
Intra-company Transferee13130
Highly Skilled Professional129-3
Religious Activities990
Entertainer572
Trainee264
Nursing Care253
Cultural Activities132
Artist022
Medical Services21-1
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

By nationality

Top 15 nationalities, end of December 2025.

Foreign residents
  1. Vietnam1,121
  2. Philippines1,071
  3. China937
  4. Indonesia687
  5. South Korea461
  6. Myanmar450
  7. Nepal223
  8. United States219
  9. Sri Lanka123
  10. Cambodia107
  11. Thailand100
  12. Mongolia79
  13. Pakistan64
  14. Taiwan59
  15. United Kingdom53
Nationality20242025
Vietnam1,0861,121
Philippines1,0111,071
China939937
Indonesia526687
South Korea470461
Myanmar307450
Nepal143223
United States218219
Sri Lanka155123
Cambodia106107
Thailand94100
Mongolia8479
Pakistan5564
Taiwan5259
United Kingdom5253
India3752
Malaysia5048
Canada2836
Australia3029
Bangladesh1825
Russia2224
France2019
Afghanistan2018
Germany1518
Uzbekistan1615
Brazil1214
Laos911
Tajikistan1411
Singapore1210
South Africa810
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

Age and sex

End of December 2025, by five-year age group.

Age group

6651,3290–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
6651,3290–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–469
5–970
10–1471
15–19175
20–241,329
25–291,197
30–34729
35–39580
40–44439
45–49399
50–54345
55–59355
60–64229
65–69120
70–7483
75–7976
80+67
Women
58.3%
Under 20
6.1%
Aged 65 and over
5.5%
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

Foreign workers (employment reports)

Foreign workers reported by employers in Akita Prefecture at the end of each October. These reports cover employees only and are counted at a different date from residents.

Foreign workers (end of October)

1,9973,993202320242025
1,9973,993202320242025
Data table
20233,161
20243,536
20253,993
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing1,491
  2. Wholesale and retail trade464
  3. Medical, health care and welfare454
  4. Other industries398
  5. Construction365
  6. Education, learning support277
  7. Accommodations, eating and drinking services273
  8. Services, n.e.c.260
  9. Information and communications11
Foreign workers, October 2025
3,993
Change on a year earlier
+12.9%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
837
Workers per workplace
4.8
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Status of reports on the employment of foreign workers (「外国人雇用状況」の届出状況), end of October 2025 (Public Data License 1.0, compatible with CC BY 4.0)Data as at Oct 2025

Other prefectures

Prefectures with the most foreign residents, end of December 2025.

Foreign residents
  1. Tokyo801,438
  2. Osaka Prefecture375,319
  3. Aichi Prefecture357,800
  4. Kanagawa Prefecture317,353
  5. Saitama Prefecture290,937
  6. Chiba Prefecture259,663
  7. Hyogo Prefecture155,019
  8. Shizuoka Prefecture132,100
  9. Fukuoka Prefecture125,501
  10. Ibaraki Prefecture111,808
  11. Kyoto Prefecture92,563
  12. Gunma Prefecture89,670
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

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