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Gifu Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
80,766
Change on a year earlier
+8.0%
Share of Japan
2.0%
Rank among prefectures
13
In work-related statuses
40.5%
Residents80,766Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident21,991
  2. Technical Intern Training15,629
  3. Long-Term Resident9,822
  4. Specified Skilled Worker9,025
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services6,049
  6. Dependent3,695
  7. Student3,428
  8. Special Permanent Resident2,900
  9. Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,731
  10. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1,848
  11. Designated Activities1,594
  12. Skilled Labor678
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident21,32221,991669
Technical Intern Training16,15115,629-522
Long-Term Resident9,7849,82238
Specified Skilled Worker6,5519,0252,474
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services4,8536,0491,196
Dependent3,1193,695576
Student2,7763,428652
Special Permanent Resident3,0032,900-103
Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,7632,731-32
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1,7501,84898
Designated Activities9991,594595
Skilled Labor519678159
Business Manager318418100
Nursing Care21630185
Intra-company Transferee18122847
Instructor211187-24
Religious Activities45516
Highly Skilled Professional39489
Entertainer6446-18
Professor38435
Cultural Activities15216
Medical Services17192
Trainee13130
Researcher31-2
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. Philippines16,859
  2. Vietnam15,941
  3. Brazil12,349
  4. China9,574
  5. Indonesia6,042
  6. Nepal3,711
  7. Myanmar3,515
  8. South Korea3,058
  9. Sri Lanka1,635
  10. Cambodia1,455
  11. Pakistan997
  12. Thailand956
  13. Peru901
  14. Bangladesh582
  15. United States462
Nationality20242025
Philippines16,28016,859
Vietnam15,15115,941
Brazil12,33712,349
China9,3749,574
Indonesia4,3376,042
Nepal2,7803,711
Myanmar2,7183,515
South Korea3,1383,058
Sri Lanka1,1781,635
Cambodia1,3361,455
Pakistan756997
Thailand1,016956
Peru886901
Bangladesh383582
United States452462
India298345
Taiwan234228
Türkiye132140
Bolivia116122
United Kingdom116122
Mongolia141112
Australia9188
Malaysia7779
Russia8077
Canada6975
Romania6868
France5359
Germany2944
Ukraine4143
Afghanistan3339
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

7,08014k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
7,08014k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–42,524
5–92,443
10–142,501
15–193,514
20–2413,566
25–2914,160
30–3410,521
35–397,729
40–445,948
45–495,048
50–544,031
55–593,166
60–642,178
65–691,363
70–74846
75–79578
80+650
Women
49.8%
Under 20
13.6%
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 Gifu 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)

24k48k202320242025
24k48k202320242025
Data table
202340,028
202443,733
202547,534
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing21,945
  2. Services, n.e.c.7,575
  3. Wholesale and retail trade3,925
  4. Construction3,877
  5. Other industries3,730
  6. Medical, health care and welfare3,213
  7. Accommodations, eating and drinking services2,728
  8. Education, learning support463
  9. Information and communications78
Foreign workers, October 2025
47,534
Change on a year earlier
+8.7%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
6,094
Workers per workplace
7.8
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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