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Miyazaki Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
12,981
Change on a year earlier
+12.8%
Share of Japan
0.3%
Rank among prefectures
37
In work-related statuses
69.2%
Residents12,981Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training4,821
  2. Specified Skilled Worker3,043
  3. Permanent Resident1,298
  4. Student914
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services718
  6. Dependent564
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National428
  8. Designated Activities333
  9. Special Permanent Resident266
  10. Long-Term Resident166
  11. Instructor122
  12. Skilled Labor96
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training4,9134,821-92
Specified Skilled Worker2,1433,043900
Permanent Resident1,2841,29814
Student696914218
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services615718103
Dependent46856496
Spouse or Child of Japanese National39442834
Designated Activities167333166
Special Permanent Resident271266-5
Long-Term Resident14616620
Instructor1171225
Skilled Labor849612
Nursing Care7153-18
Business Manager43485
Professor22275
Intra-company Transferee3024-6
Religious Activities13185
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident13185
Trainee682
Highly Skilled Professional572
Cultural Activities86-2
Entertainer220
Medical 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. Indonesia3,449
  2. Vietnam2,890
  3. Myanmar1,377
  4. Philippines1,147
  5. China813
  6. Nepal812
  7. South Korea487
  8. Cambodia267
  9. United States246
  10. Afghanistan186
  11. Bangladesh161
  12. Sri Lanka137
  13. India120
  14. Pakistan76
  15. Thailand73
Nationality20242025
Indonesia2,6263,449
Vietnam3,0442,890
Myanmar1,1001,377
Philippines1,0791,147
China881813
Nepal529812
South Korea489487
Cambodia277267
United States234246
Afghanistan155186
Bangladesh113161
Sri Lanka79137
India82120
Pakistan6076
Thailand8273
United Kingdom6972
Canada5561
Brazil5557
Taiwan5356
Australia4955
Mongolia4854
Nigeria3934
France1826
New Zealand1824
Ukraine2123
Kyrgyzstan2719
Egypt1619
Italy1819
Germany2018
Laos915
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

2,1134,2250–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,1134,2250–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4150
5–9129
10–14117
15–19564
20–244,225
25–292,962
30–341,757
35–39979
40–44546
45–49393
50–54368
55–59277
60–64178
65–69113
70–7489
75–7961
80+73
Women
53.2%
Under 20
7.4%
Aged 65 and over
2.6%
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 Miyazaki 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)

4,8599,718202320242025
4,8599,718202320242025
Data table
20237,021
20248,515
20259,718
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing3,554
  2. Other industries1,947
  3. Construction1,075
  4. Wholesale and retail trade993
  5. Medical, health care and welfare962
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services659
  7. Services, n.e.c.249
  8. Education, learning support228
  9. Information and communications51
Foreign workers, October 2025
9,718
Change on a year earlier
+14.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
1,673
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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