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Fukuoka Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
125,501
Change on a year earlier
+10.9%
Share of Japan
3.0%
Rank among prefectures
9
In work-related statuses
39.5%
Residents125,501Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Student26,970
  2. Technical Intern Training17,858
  3. Permanent Resident17,764
  4. Specified Skilled Worker14,221
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services11,837
  6. Dependent10,481
  7. Special Permanent Resident9,882
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National4,450
  9. Designated Activities3,076
  10. Long-Term Resident2,315
  11. Business Manager1,785
  12. Skilled Labor993
Status of residence20242025Change
Student23,94826,9703,022
Technical Intern Training17,85817,8580
Permanent Resident16,88717,764877
Specified Skilled Worker10,15914,2214,062
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services10,54711,8371,290
Dependent9,22210,4811,259
Special Permanent Resident10,1669,882-284
Spouse or Child of Japanese National4,2854,450165
Designated Activities2,1033,076973
Long-Term Resident2,1562,315159
Business Manager1,4871,785298
Skilled Labor90299391
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident76682256
Nursing Care619781162
Highly Skilled Professional42950172
Intra-company Transferee37041848
Instructor38941324
Professor32033111
Religious Activities26531045
Cultural Activities136133-3
Entertainer48546
Medical Services44462
Artist14228
Trainee2321-2
Researcher1110-1
Legal/Accounting Services462
Journalist110
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. Vietnam23,701
  2. China23,358
  3. Nepal22,037
  4. South Korea14,571
  5. Indonesia9,706
  6. Philippines7,699
  7. Myanmar6,545
  8. Sri Lanka2,296
  9. United States1,958
  10. Taiwan1,585
  11. Cambodia1,003
  12. Thailand933
  13. Bangladesh801
  14. India718
  15. Pakistan687
Nationality20242025
Vietnam23,11723,701
China21,84023,358
Nepal18,75322,037
South Korea14,50714,571
Indonesia6,6709,706
Philippines7,2047,699
Myanmar4,9616,545
Sri Lanka1,6792,296
United States1,7781,958
Taiwan1,4231,585
Cambodia9391,003
Thailand896933
Bangladesh566801
India669718
Pakistan553687
United Kingdom632686
France413458
Canada362387
Brazil402374
Mongolia323324
Australia293309
Afghanistan281295
Malaysia269274
Russia264268
Germany223247
Peru231227
Egypt230215
Ukraine180170
Uzbekistan102145
Italy129142
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

15k31k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
15k31k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–43,151
5–92,667
10–142,189
15–194,616
20–2430,711
25–2926,651
30–3415,923
35–3910,161
40–447,195
45–495,227
50–544,164
55–593,384
60–642,687
65–691,967
70–741,748
75–791,343
80+1,717
Women
47.5%
Under 20
10.1%
Aged 65 and over
5.4%
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 Fukuoka 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)

43k85k202320242025
43k85k202320242025
Data table
202364,990
202476,199
202585,385
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing16,639
  2. Wholesale and retail trade15,673
  3. Services, n.e.c.13,212
  4. Accommodations, eating and drinking services10,907
  5. Other industries9,664
  6. Construction7,951
  7. Medical, health care and welfare6,082
  8. Education, learning support4,109
  9. Information and communications1,148
Foreign workers, October 2025
85,385
Change on a year earlier
+12.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
13,682
Workers per workplace
6.2
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. 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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