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Niigata Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
26,724
Change on a year earlier
+10.1%
Share of Japan
0.6%
Rank among prefectures
24
In work-related statuses
47.3%
Residents26,724Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training5,552
  2. Permanent Resident5,375
  3. Specified Skilled Worker3,456
  4. Student3,008
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services2,443
  6. Designated Activities1,446
  7. Dependent1,433
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,147
  9. Special Permanent Resident845
  10. Long-Term Resident645
  11. Skilled Labor269
  12. Nursing Care235
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training5,5365,55216
Permanent Resident5,3625,37513
Specified Skilled Worker2,3843,4561,072
Student2,6253,008383
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services2,2292,443214
Designated Activities1,0551,446391
Dependent1,1731,433260
Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,1621,147-15
Special Permanent Resident874845-29
Long-Term Resident656645-11
Skilled Labor24226927
Nursing Care16823567
Business Manager20021616
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident1441495
Instructor150145-5
Intra-company Transferee1271292
Professor667711
Highly Skilled Professional54617
Religious Activities2524-1
Entertainer17192
Cultural Activities16182
Trainee31310
Medical Services10111
Artist352
Researcher220
Journalist011
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. Vietnam5,289
  2. China4,677
  3. Philippines3,467
  4. Indonesia2,817
  5. South Korea1,548
  6. Nepal1,497
  7. Myanmar1,418
  8. Taiwan677
  9. Pakistan502
  10. Thailand493
  11. Sri Lanka455
  12. United States409
  13. Australia366
  14. Mongolia339
  15. Brazil284
Nationality20242025
Vietnam5,1025,289
China4,6084,677
Philippines3,2853,467
Indonesia2,1282,817
South Korea1,5721,548
Nepal1,0641,497
Myanmar1,0771,418
Taiwan550677
Pakistan440502
Thailand482493
Sri Lanka377455
United States397409
Australia286366
Mongolia343339
Brazil306284
Bangladesh139232
India175225
United Kingdom175212
Russia208202
Cambodia154161
Canada8387
Malaysia10184
New Zealand6067
Germany4661
Uzbekistan3261
France6560
Peru5858
Mexico4844
Ghana2340
Laos6136
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

2,7865,5710–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,7865,5710–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4384
5–9334
10–14344
15–19871
20–245,571
25–295,462
30–343,506
35–392,241
40–441,740
45–491,480
50–541,431
55–591,271
60–64897
65–69485
70–74350
75–79186
80+171
Women
54.0%
Under 20
7.2%
Aged 65 and over
4.5%
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 Niigata 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)

8,31317k202320242025
8,31317k202320242025
Data table
202312,462
202414,358
202516,626
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing6,347
  2. Services, n.e.c.2,036
  3. Wholesale and retail trade1,955
  4. Construction1,828
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services1,538
  6. Medical, health care and welfare1,212
  7. Other industries947
  8. Education, learning support688
  9. Information and communications75
Foreign workers, October 2025
16,626
Change on a year earlier
+15.8%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
2,902
Workers per workplace
5.7
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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