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Aomori Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
9,419
Change on a year earlier
+9.5%
Share of Japan
0.2%
Rank among prefectures
44
In work-related statuses
65.1%
Residents9,419Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training3,245
  2. Specified Skilled Worker2,001
  3. Permanent Resident1,269
  4. Student487
  5. Special Permanent Resident460
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services427
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National378
  8. Dependent308
  9. Instructor178
  10. Long-Term Resident168
  11. Designated Activities168
  12. Skilled Labor78
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training3,2963,245-51
Specified Skilled Worker1,3532,001648
Permanent Resident1,2561,26913
Student47148716
Special Permanent Resident477460-17
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services38742740
Spouse or Child of Japanese National35437824
Dependent27030838
Instructor1771781
Long-Term Resident15716811
Designated Activities9316875
Skilled Labor8178-3
Intra-company Transferee435310
Business Manager40422
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident31354
Professor2220-2
Religious Activities19201
Highly Skilled Professional18191
Nursing Care8179
Cultural Activities9167
Researcher1713-4
Entertainer11110
Medical Services134-9
Trainee022
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. Vietnam2,358
  2. Indonesia1,478
  3. Philippines1,165
  4. China1,031
  5. Myanmar689
  6. South Korea669
  7. United States437
  8. Nepal316
  9. Cambodia203
  10. Thailand169
  11. Pakistan144
  12. Taiwan77
  13. India64
  14. Mongolia58
  15. Sri Lanka49
Nationality20242025
Vietnam2,4722,358
Indonesia9691,478
Philippines9961,165
China1,0121,031
Myanmar544689
South Korea676669
United States417437
Nepal247316
Cambodia209203
Thailand174169
Pakistan121144
Taiwan8677
India6064
Mongolia5858
Sri Lanka5249
Brazil3636
Canada3936
United Kingdom3635
Afghanistan2731
France3829
Malaysia2226
Laos3025
Bangladesh2324
Italy1918
Australia2217
Russia1616
Romania1415
Spain912
New Zealand1211
Peru1011
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

1,2342,4680–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
1,2342,4680–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–484
5–982
10–1475
15–19334
20–242,468
25–291,825
30–341,252
35–39872
40–44612
45–49433
50–54352
55–59299
60–64248
65–69166
70–74125
75–7995
80+97
Women
53.4%
Under 20
6.1%
Aged 65 and over
5.1%
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

Foreign workers (employment reports)

Foreign workers reported by employers in Aomori 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)

3,4416,882202320242025
3,4416,882202320242025
Data table
20235,584
20246,190
20256,882
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing2,536
  2. Other industries1,447
  3. Medical, health care and welfare867
  4. Wholesale and retail trade670
  5. Construction640
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services356
  7. Education, learning support182
  8. Services, n.e.c.176
  9. Information and communications8
Foreign workers, October 2025
6,882
Change on a year earlier
+11.2%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
1,133
Workers per workplace
6.1
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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