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Mie Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
73,551
Change on a year earlier
+6.9%
Share of Japan
1.8%
Rank among prefectures
15
In work-related statuses
39.0%
Residents73,551Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident20,519
  2. Technical Intern Training11,747
  3. Long-Term Resident9,724
  4. Specified Skilled Worker8,105
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services7,004
  6. Dependent4,403
  7. Special Permanent Resident3,185
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,478
  9. Student1,754
  10. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1,557
  11. Designated Activities1,231
  12. Skilled Labor451
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident20,00820,519511
Technical Intern Training11,99111,747-244
Long-Term Resident9,7739,724-49
Specified Skilled Worker6,1248,1051,981
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services5,9307,0041,074
Dependent3,7794,403624
Special Permanent Resident3,3073,185-122
Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,5422,478-64
Student1,5621,754192
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1,4671,55790
Designated Activities7241,231507
Skilled Labor35645195
Nursing Care29035161
Intra-company Transferee30033636
Business Manager27933455
Instructor1791812
Highly Skilled Professional5755-2
Entertainer39456
Religious Activities3732-5
Professor21232
Medical Services13163
Trainee148-6
Cultural Activities86-2
Artist231
Researcher231
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. Vietnam15,732
  2. Brazil13,883
  3. Philippines9,043
  4. China6,736
  5. Indonesia5,640
  6. Nepal3,568
  7. South Korea3,563
  8. Peru3,393
  9. Myanmar2,300
  10. Thailand2,036
  11. Sri Lanka2,016
  12. Bolivia1,171
  13. Cambodia490
  14. Taiwan436
  15. Pakistan393
Nationality20242025
Vietnam14,60515,732
Brazil14,03513,883
Philippines8,7149,043
China6,4936,736
Indonesia4,3945,640
Nepal2,8483,568
South Korea3,6993,563
Peru3,4113,393
Myanmar1,7582,300
Thailand2,0292,036
Sri Lanka1,6182,016
Bolivia1,1361,171
Cambodia446490
Taiwan417436
Pakistan316393
Bangladesh283379
United States336338
India186303
Mongolia305270
Afghanistan118135
Malaysia92100
Laos6483
United Kingdom8581
Australia6675
Canada6875
Argentina5662
Syria5557
New Zealand4553
Paraguay4347
Russia4845
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

6,29113k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
6,29113k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–42,453
5–92,417
10–142,573
15–193,117
20–2411,220
25–2912,581
30–349,437
35–397,063
40–445,294
45–494,415
50–543,656
55–593,290
60–642,418
65–691,413
70–74927
75–79633
80+644
Women
46.9%
Under 20
14.4%
Aged 65 and over
4.9%
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 Mie 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)

20k40k202320242025
20k40k202320242025
Data table
202333,753
202437,091
202540,236
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing16,979
  2. Services, n.e.c.7,475
  3. Other industries3,700
  4. Wholesale and retail trade3,262
  5. Construction3,108
  6. Medical, health care and welfare2,634
  7. Accommodations, eating and drinking services2,594
  8. Education, learning support404
  9. Information and communications80
Foreign workers, October 2025
40,236
Change on a year earlier
+8.5%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
5,300
Workers per workplace
7.6
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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