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Chiba Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
259,663
Change on a year earlier
+12.1%
Share of Japan
6.3%
Rank among prefectures
6
In work-related statuses
38.0%
Residents259,663Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident61,586
  2. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services36,940
  3. Dependent30,232
  4. Student27,468
  5. Technical Intern Training24,157
  6. Specified Skilled Worker24,152
  7. Long-Term Resident12,680
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National11,228
  9. Designated Activities6,687
  10. Special Permanent Resident6,642
  11. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident4,388
  12. Skilled Labor3,625
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident59,92361,5861,663
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services31,90836,9405,032
Dependent26,28630,2323,946
Student20,97127,4686,497
Technical Intern Training23,71324,157444
Specified Skilled Worker17,64324,1526,509
Long-Term Resident12,15312,680527
Spouse or Child of Japanese National10,99011,228238
Designated Activities5,1516,6871,536
Special Permanent Resident6,7196,642-77
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident4,2324,388156
Skilled Labor3,1743,625451
Business Manager3,1383,286148
Intra-company Transferee1,4821,820338
Highly Skilled Professional1,4511,641190
Nursing Care9021,191289
Instructor62964415
Professor32235230
Medical Services271270-1
Entertainer18325976
Religious Activities1841917
Cultural Activities10213129
Researcher48480
Artist20266
Trainee1411-3
Journalist253
Legal/Accounting Services330
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. China64,886
  2. Vietnam41,680
  3. Nepal26,348
  4. Philippines24,244
  5. South Korea15,780
  6. Indonesia14,147
  7. Sri Lanka13,989
  8. Myanmar8,589
  9. Thailand7,380
  10. Taiwan4,253
  11. Brazil3,637
  12. India3,068
  13. Afghanistan2,995
  14. Pakistan2,876
  15. Mongolia2,850
Nationality20242025
China61,38364,886
Vietnam37,70541,680
Nepal19,07426,348
Philippines23,18324,244
South Korea15,55315,780
Indonesia10,37314,147
Sri Lanka11,08013,989
Myanmar6,3248,589
Thailand7,2127,380
Taiwan4,1474,253
Brazil3,5643,637
India2,8183,068
Afghanistan2,7062,995
Pakistan2,5192,876
Mongolia2,6722,850
United States2,6872,813
Bangladesh2,1062,749
Peru2,6802,670
Cambodia1,3601,515
United Kingdom1,0001,028
Malaysia879925
Russia860892
Canada590620
Uzbekistan604591
France476547
Nigeria419486
Australia464475
Iran468472
Ghana404470
Mexico334356
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

22k45k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
22k45k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–48,877
5–97,802
10–147,011
15–199,142
20–2438,734
25–2944,826
30–3435,238
35–3927,265
40–4420,255
45–4915,394
50–5412,589
55–5912,172
60–649,130
65–695,165
70–742,979
75–791,678
80+1,406
Women
48.3%
Under 20
12.6%
Aged 65 and over
4.3%
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 Chiba 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)

53k106k202320242025
53k106k202320242025
Data table
202378,854
202492,516
2025105,829
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing23,038
  2. Other industries17,615
  3. Wholesale and retail trade16,832
  4. Services, n.e.c.13,866
  5. Construction13,382
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services9,953
  7. Medical, health care and welfare8,555
  8. Education, learning support1,854
  9. Information and communications734
Foreign workers, October 2025
105,829
Change on a year earlier
+14.4%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
16,735
Workers per workplace
6.3
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. Hyogo Prefecture155,019
  7. Shizuoka Prefecture132,100
  8. Fukuoka Prefecture125,501
  9. Ibaraki Prefecture111,808
  10. Kyoto Prefecture92,563
  11. Gunma Prefecture89,670
  12. Gifu Prefecture80,766
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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