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Kanagawa Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
317,353
Change on a year earlier
+8.5%
Share of Japan
7.7%
Rank among prefectures
4
In work-related statuses
32.6%
Residents317,353Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident101,280
  2. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services42,770
  3. Dependent30,826
  4. Specified Skilled Worker23,275
  5. Student21,527
  6. Technical Intern Training20,265
  7. Long-Term Resident16,789
  8. Special Permanent Resident14,972
  9. Spouse or Child of Japanese National13,982
  10. Designated Activities8,260
  11. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident5,948
  12. Skilled Labor4,992
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident96,574101,2804,706
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services38,46742,7704,303
Dependent28,66030,8262,166
Specified Skilled Worker16,98923,2756,286
Student19,04321,5272,484
Technical Intern Training19,20620,2651,059
Long-Term Resident16,42016,789369
Special Permanent Resident15,30914,972-337
Spouse or Child of Japanese National13,90113,98281
Designated Activities6,2558,2602,005
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident5,7265,948222
Skilled Labor4,4624,992530
Highly Skilled Professional2,9333,451518
Business Manager2,5652,702137
Intra-company Transferee2,6212,460-161
Instructor1,1131,19683
Nursing Care6891,057368
Professor35539439
Medical Services30431713
Religious Activities24426218
Entertainer2292356
Cultural Activities15916910
Researcher148139-9
Artist42486
Trainee20244
Journalist98-1
Legal/Accounting Services75-2
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. China86,786
  2. Vietnam44,546
  3. Philippines28,126
  4. South Korea27,451
  5. Nepal19,554
  6. Indonesia14,242
  7. Myanmar9,561
  8. Brazil9,451
  9. Sri Lanka8,995
  10. India7,946
  11. United States7,352
  12. Taiwan6,588
  13. Peru6,406
  14. Thailand5,226
  15. Cambodia3,091
Nationality20242025
China81,02986,786
Vietnam40,56344,546
Philippines27,25228,126
South Korea27,38727,451
Nepal15,65819,554
Indonesia10,71614,242
Myanmar6,5009,561
Brazil9,5499,451
Sri Lanka7,6588,995
India8,1207,946
United States6,9527,352
Taiwan6,3306,588
Peru6,4816,406
Thailand5,0445,226
Cambodia2,8803,091
Bangladesh2,4972,969
United Kingdom1,8932,012
Mongolia1,9981,976
Pakistan1,7221,833
Malaysia1,4581,505
France1,3051,388
Germany1,2881,386
Russia1,2791,318
Laos1,1931,228
Canada1,0601,115
Bolivia851868
Australia823859
Argentina750740
Nigeria623682
Iran622614
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

25k50k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
25k50k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–410,172
5–910,305
10–149,785
15–1910,232
20–2436,735
25–2949,692
30–3443,399
35–3934,798
40–4427,221
45–4921,133
50–5417,465
55–5915,886
60–6411,991
65–697,510
70–744,848
75–792,958
80+3,223
Women
48.7%
Under 20
12.8%
Aged 65 and over
5.8%
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 Kanagawa 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)

74k149k202320242025
74k149k202320242025
Data table
2023119,466
2024134,101
2025148,888
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing31,725
  2. Accommodations, eating and drinking services21,407
  3. Wholesale and retail trade20,890
  4. Construction20,056
  5. Services, n.e.c.18,801
  6. Other industries16,920
  7. Medical, health care and welfare10,147
  8. Information and communications5,438
  9. Education, learning support3,504
Foreign workers, October 2025
148,888
Change on a year earlier
+11.0%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
24,200
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. Saitama Prefecture290,937
  5. Chiba Prefecture259,663
  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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