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Hiroshima Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
72,628
Change on a year earlier
+7.1%
Share of Japan
1.8%
Rank among prefectures
16
In work-related statuses
47.6%
Residents72,628Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training16,197
  2. Permanent Resident15,276
  3. Specified Skilled Worker12,411
  4. Student6,792
  5. Special Permanent Resident5,643
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,939
  7. Dependent3,662
  8. Long-Term Resident2,593
  9. Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,775
  10. Designated Activities1,562
  11. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident711
  12. Skilled Labor483
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training16,69616,197-499
Permanent Resident14,97115,276305
Specified Skilled Worker9,52812,4112,883
Student6,0016,792791
Special Permanent Resident5,8405,643-197
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,4943,939445
Dependent3,3263,662336
Long-Term Resident2,5632,59330
Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,7841,775-9
Designated Activities1,0221,562540
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident69071121
Skilled Labor46248321
Instructor328318-10
Intra-company Transferee2562648
Highly Skilled Professional17225785
Business Manager20421410
Nursing Care16021050
Professor15917011
Entertainer7249-23
Religious Activities4845-3
Cultural Activities26260
Medical Services1110-1
Researcher880
Trainee117-4
Artist451
Legal/Accounting Services011
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. Vietnam16,300
  2. China12,539
  3. Philippines11,314
  4. Indonesia7,803
  5. South Korea6,312
  6. Nepal3,216
  7. Myanmar3,050
  8. Brazil2,261
  9. Thailand1,601
  10. Bangladesh889
  11. United States859
  12. Peru687
  13. India616
  14. Taiwan520
  15. Sri Lanka515
Nationality20242025
Vietnam16,01016,300
China12,42312,539
Philippines10,70711,314
Indonesia5,9647,803
South Korea6,3926,312
Nepal2,8543,216
Myanmar1,9453,050
Brazil2,3272,261
Thailand1,6151,601
Bangladesh673889
United States836859
Peru682687
India530616
Taiwan434520
Sri Lanka348515
Cambodia539507
United Kingdom224221
Pakistan179217
Malaysia176201
Afghanistan105117
Mongolia126115
Australia114112
Syria102112
Germany103111
Russia112111
Canada111108
Ukraine9899
France7886
Laos7278
Nigeria5568
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

7,09614k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
7,09614k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–41,598
5–91,547
10–141,405
15–192,618
20–2414,192
25–2913,660
30–3410,091
35–397,421
40–445,320
45–493,487
50–542,788
55–592,422
60–641,673
65–691,223
70–741,111
75–79913
80+1,159
Women
46.2%
Under 20
9.9%
Aged 65 and over
6.1%
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 Hiroshima 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)

26k52k202320242025
26k52k202320242025
Data table
202344,093
202448,351
202551,821
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing22,471
  2. Wholesale and retail trade6,943
  3. Other industries5,405
  4. Construction4,892
  5. Services, n.e.c.3,985
  6. Medical, health care and welfare3,208
  7. Accommodations, eating and drinking services3,185
  8. Education, learning support1,513
  9. Information and communications219
Foreign workers, October 2025
51,821
Change on a year earlier
+7.2%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
7,121
Workers per workplace
7.3
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. 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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