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Hokkaido

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
77,401
Change on a year earlier
+14.7%
Share of Japan
1.9%
Rank among prefectures
14
In work-related statuses
61.6%
Residents77,401Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training17,657
  2. Specified Skilled Worker16,675
  3. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services7,287
  4. Permanent Resident7,152
  5. Designated Activities6,398
  6. Student6,214
  7. Dependent3,968
  8. Skilled Labor3,041
  9. Special Permanent Resident2,671
  10. Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,313
  11. Business Manager782
  12. Long-Term Resident618
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training17,53217,657125
Specified Skilled Worker11,92416,6754,751
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services6,0737,2871,214
Permanent Resident6,7197,152433
Designated Activities5,1196,3981,279
Student5,6766,214538
Dependent3,3413,968627
Skilled Labor2,6033,041438
Special Permanent Resident2,7122,671-41
Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,1792,313134
Business Manager615782167
Long-Term Resident60061818
Instructor57759720
Intra-company Transferee38542035
Professor27930829
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident26028727
Religious Activities26328118
Nursing Care22527449
Highly Skilled Professional19325057
Cultural Activities778710
Medical Services67670
Entertainer3837-1
Trainee117-4
Artist64-2
Researcher84-4
Journalist110
Legal/Accounting Services110
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. Vietnam14,008
  2. Indonesia12,481
  3. China11,202
  4. Myanmar6,393
  5. South Korea4,904
  6. Philippines4,133
  7. Nepal3,446
  8. Taiwan2,373
  9. India1,961
  10. United Kingdom1,748
  11. United States1,746
  12. Thailand1,596
  13. Australia1,535
  14. Pakistan1,026
  15. Sri Lanka720
Nationality20242025
Vietnam13,79414,008
Indonesia8,71112,481
China10,30611,202
Myanmar5,0486,393
South Korea4,6014,904
Philippines3,5464,133
Nepal2,6883,446
Taiwan2,0212,373
India1,6021,961
United Kingdom1,4391,748
United States1,6051,746
Thailand1,5501,596
Australia1,4991,535
Pakistan7861,026
Sri Lanka657720
Canada551624
Cambodia598617
Mongolia666590
Russia561567
Bangladesh328403
New Zealand369393
France359380
Malaysia352359
Germany249248
Argentina178218
Brazil201213
Afghanistan162165
Ireland106154
Denmark144143
Singapore98123
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

9,80420k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
9,80420k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–41,049
5–9868
10–14716
15–192,210
20–2419,608
25–2918,431
30–3411,984
35–397,876
40–444,443
45–493,075
50–542,038
55–591,476
60–641,185
65–69868
70–74668
75–79466
80+440
Women
49.2%
Under 20
6.3%
Aged 65 and over
3.2%
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

Foreign workers (employment reports)

Foreign workers reported by employers in Hokkaido 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)

26k51k202320242025
26k51k202320242025
Data table
202335,439
202443,881
202551,358
By industry, October 2025
  1. Other industries13,348
  2. Manufacturing12,607
  3. Construction5,832
  4. Medical, health care and welfare4,809
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services4,669
  6. Wholesale and retail trade4,329
  7. Services, n.e.c.2,976
  8. Education, learning support2,231
  9. Information and communications557
Foreign workers, October 2025
51,358
Change on a year earlier
+17.0%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
8,854
Workers per workplace
5.8
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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