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Okayama Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
41,840
Change on a year earlier
+7.6%
Share of Japan
1.0%
Rank among prefectures
20
In work-related statuses
50.7%
Residents41,840Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training10,071
  2. Specified Skilled Worker6,244
  3. Permanent Resident6,220
  4. Student5,153
  5. Special Permanent Resident3,612
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,557
  7. Dependent2,377
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,161
  9. Designated Activities1,004
  10. Long-Term Resident798
  11. Skilled Labor306
  12. Instructor267
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training10,35010,071-279
Specified Skilled Worker4,6446,2441,600
Permanent Resident6,1036,220117
Student4,6735,153480
Special Permanent Resident3,7293,612-117
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,2433,557314
Dependent2,1872,377190
Spouse or Child of Japanese National1,1541,1617
Designated Activities6281,004376
Long-Term Resident75579843
Skilled Labor28230624
Instructor18426783
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident21923617
Business Manager21923112
Intra-company Transferee15218230
Nursing Care13316532
Professor728210
Highly Skilled Professional43518
Cultural Activities41487
Entertainer36404
Religious Activities11132
Medical Services12120
Trainee115-6
Researcher440
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. Vietnam12,819
  2. China7,261
  3. Indonesia4,707
  4. South Korea4,047
  5. Philippines2,892
  6. Myanmar2,348
  7. Nepal1,986
  8. Brazil866
  9. Cambodia525
  10. Thailand497
  11. Bangladesh480
  12. Sri Lanka462
  13. United States417
  14. Pakistan338
  15. Taiwan208
Nationality20242025
Vietnam12,38512,819
China7,1607,261
Indonesia3,6774,707
South Korea4,1454,047
Philippines2,6412,892
Myanmar1,8592,348
Nepal1,5801,986
Brazil893866
Cambodia522525
Thailand462497
Bangladesh346480
Sri Lanka377462
United States414417
Pakistan262338
Taiwan217208
India174188
Peru129128
United Kingdom129123
Laos85109
Malaysia9491
Canada8589
Australia8082
Mongolia6773
France5658
Russia6353
Germany3637
Italy3437
Afghanistan3731
New Zealand3331
Türkiye3229
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

4,8169,6310–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
4,8169,6310–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4896
5–9689
10–14618
15–191,485
20–249,631
25–298,822
30–345,783
35–393,736
40–442,369
45–491,818
50–541,502
55–591,184
60–64867
65–69651
70–74622
75–79488
80+679
Women
48.6%
Under 20
8.8%
Aged 65 and over
5.8%
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 Okayama 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)

15k30k202320242025
15k30k202320242025
Data table
202324,052
202426,676
202529,612
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing12,092
  2. Wholesale and retail trade4,221
  3. Construction2,771
  4. Other industries2,586
  5. Services, n.e.c.2,320
  6. Medical, health care and welfare2,102
  7. Accommodations, eating and drinking services2,066
  8. Education, learning support1,337
  9. Information and communications117
Foreign workers, October 2025
29,612
Change on a year earlier
+11.0%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
3,942
Workers per workplace
7.5
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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