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Nara Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
21,623
Change on a year earlier
+12.3%
Share of Japan
0.5%
Rank among prefectures
31
In work-related statuses
44.9%
Residents21,623Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident3,804
  2. Technical Intern Training3,608
  3. Specified Skilled Worker2,770
  4. Special Permanent Resident2,472
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services2,313
  6. Student2,095
  7. Dependent1,637
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National934
  9. Designated Activities402
  10. Long-Term Resident388
  11. Nursing Care285
  12. Skilled Labor236
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident3,7583,80446
Technical Intern Training3,4783,608130
Specified Skilled Worker1,8652,770905
Special Permanent Resident2,5462,472-74
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services1,8922,313421
Student1,8802,095215
Dependent1,2471,637390
Spouse or Child of Japanese National89293442
Designated Activities34740255
Long-Term Resident37538813
Nursing Care21928566
Skilled Labor17423662
Business Manager13117140
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1351394
Instructor93941
Intra-company Transferee406626
Highly Skilled Professional45549
Professor35438
Religious Activities3332-1
Cultural Activities29301
Medical Services17170
Researcher12142
Entertainer10111
Trainee341
Artist132
Legal/Accounting 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. Vietnam5,259
  2. China3,256
  3. South Korea2,977
  4. Indonesia1,639
  5. Myanmar1,602
  6. Nepal1,250
  7. Philippines1,153
  8. Sri Lanka578
  9. Thailand528
  10. United States449
  11. Taiwan377
  12. Brazil349
  13. Bangladesh281
  14. Peru165
  15. India150
Nationality20242025
Vietnam4,6215,259
China3,1183,256
South Korea3,0212,977
Indonesia1,1461,639
Myanmar1,2421,602
Nepal9761,250
Philippines1,0941,153
Sri Lanka418578
Thailand509528
United States452449
Taiwan375377
Brazil340349
Bangladesh192281
Peru163165
India115150
Cambodia106126
United Kingdom96114
Pakistan7097
France9296
Canada7985
Australia6676
Mongolia6770
Malaysia6568
Spain4854
Germany3645
Bolivia3839
Laos3435
New Zealand3429
Russia2728
Uzbekistan1526
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

2,0754,1490–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,0754,1490–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4494
5–9333
10–14351
15–19626
20–244,149
25–294,085
30–343,067
35–391,899
40–441,339
45–491,034
50–54830
55–59765
60–64755
65–69559
70–74456
75–79404
80+477
Women
50.3%
Under 20
8.3%
Aged 65 and over
8.8%
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 Nara 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)

5,70911k202320242025
5,70911k202320242025
Data table
20238,447
20249,929
202511,418
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing4,074
  2. Medical, health care and welfare1,942
  3. Wholesale and retail trade1,383
  4. Accommodations, eating and drinking services1,027
  5. Construction1,017
  6. Services, n.e.c.907
  7. Other industries763
  8. Education, learning support293
  9. Information and communications12
Foreign workers, October 2025
11,418
Change on a year earlier
+15.0%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
2,029
Workers per workplace
5.6
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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