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Nagasaki Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
17,477
Change on a year earlier
+11.4%
Share of Japan
0.4%
Rank among prefectures
36
In work-related statuses
57.1%
Residents17,477Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training4,290
  2. Specified Skilled Worker3,932
  3. Student2,975
  4. Permanent Resident1,948
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services941
  6. Dependent741
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National616
  8. Special Permanent Resident488
  9. Designated Activities410
  10. Long-Term Resident227
  11. Instructor212
  12. Nursing Care177
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training4,0394,290251
Specified Skilled Worker3,0933,932839
Student2,8012,975174
Permanent Resident1,8811,94867
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services85594186
Dependent64974192
Spouse or Child of Japanese National59761619
Special Permanent Resident502488-14
Designated Activities208410202
Long-Term Resident21522712
Instructor215212-3
Nursing Care14217735
Business Manager1011065
Skilled Labor8610317
Professor738512
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident67703
Religious Activities39401
Entertainer28313
Highly Skilled Professional29312
Intra-company Transferee3124-7
Cultural Activities2622-4
Medical Services451
Legal/Accounting Services011
Trainee101-9
Artist110
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. Vietnam3,313
  2. Indonesia2,648
  3. China2,128
  4. Philippines1,928
  5. Nepal1,884
  6. Myanmar1,637
  7. South Korea1,045
  8. Cambodia601
  9. United States532
  10. Sri Lanka266
  11. Taiwan141
  12. India132
  13. Thailand116
  14. United Kingdom84
  15. Brazil74
Nationality20242025
Vietnam3,1933,313
Indonesia1,8512,648
China2,1372,128
Philippines1,8191,928
Nepal1,6741,884
Myanmar1,2571,637
South Korea1,0391,045
Cambodia573601
United States515532
Sri Lanka181266
Taiwan149141
India127132
Thailand111116
United Kingdom7784
Brazil6574
Bangladesh4169
Canada6360
Australia5150
Kenya3840
France2836
Ukraine4036
Laos3336
Kazakhstan3233
Russia3133
Peru2231
Malaysia3130
DR Congo3329
Nigeria2629
South Africa3328
New Zealand2928
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

2,4054,8090–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,4054,8090–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4223
5–9145
10–14158
15–19560
20–244,809
25–293,782
30–342,560
35–391,672
40–44992
45–49668
50–54473
55–59405
60–64308
65–69204
70–74176
75–79169
80+173
Women
49.2%
Under 20
6.2%
Aged 65 and over
4.1%
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 Nagasaki 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)

6,40413k202320242025
6,40413k202320242025
Data table
20238,663
202411,096
202512,807
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing3,481
  2. Other industries2,792
  3. Wholesale and retail trade1,804
  4. Medical, health care and welfare1,400
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services1,162
  6. Construction1,084
  7. Education, learning support540
  8. Services, n.e.c.502
  9. Information and communications42
Foreign workers, October 2025
12,807
Change on a year earlier
+15.4%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
2,338
Workers per workplace
5.5
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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