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Okinawa Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
33,402
Change on a year earlier
+13.7%
Share of Japan
0.8%
Rank among prefectures
21
In work-related statuses
40.8%
Residents33,402Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident6,488
  2. Student5,379
  3. Specified Skilled Worker4,651
  4. Technical Intern Training3,615
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,615
  6. Dependent2,522
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,480
  8. Long-Term Resident1,117
  9. Designated Activities975
  10. Special Permanent Resident404
  11. Business Manager379
  12. Skilled Labor378
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident6,2456,488243
Student4,4705,379909
Specified Skilled Worker3,1424,6511,509
Technical Intern Training3,4913,615124
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services3,1873,615428
Dependent2,3002,522222
Spouse or Child of Japanese National2,2622,480218
Long-Term Resident1,0001,117117
Designated Activities91197564
Special Permanent Resident4044040
Business Manager35037929
Skilled Labor32537853
Professor28229614
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident24529550
Instructor183178-5
Highly Skilled Professional1271314
Religious Activities1131207
Intra-company Transferee118116-2
Cultural Activities9210917
Nursing Care839411
Entertainer24262
Trainee13196
Medical Services107-3
Artist451
Researcher330
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. Nepal6,937
  2. Indonesia4,234
  3. China3,338
  4. United States3,061
  5. Philippines2,948
  6. Vietnam2,907
  7. South Korea1,557
  8. Myanmar1,530
  9. Brazil1,064
  10. Taiwan947
  11. Sri Lanka557
  12. India447
  13. Thailand365
  14. Peru318
  15. United Kingdom287
Nationality20242025
Nepal5,5706,937
Indonesia3,3164,234
China3,0643,338
United States2,8983,061
Philippines2,7652,948
Vietnam2,8352,907
South Korea1,5511,557
Myanmar1,1051,530
Brazil9681,064
Taiwan963947
Sri Lanka409557
India424447
Thailand349365
Peru291318
United Kingdom270287
Canada183203
France169186
Russia174171
Cambodia153154
Bangladesh112150
Germany124131
Afghanistan117111
Pakistan72109
Italy102105
Australia9998
Malaysia7879
Argentina6876
Kyrgyzstan5370
Spain5763
Mexico5459
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

3,8787,7550–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
3,8787,7550–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4766
5–9650
10–14624
15–191,080
20–247,755
25–296,545
30–344,206
35–392,921
40–442,237
45–491,589
50–541,341
55–591,098
60–64845
65–69594
70–74472
75–79331
80+348
Women
44.0%
Under 20
9.3%
Aged 65 and over
5.2%
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 Okinawa 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)

10k20k202320242025
10k20k202320242025
Data table
202314,406
202417,239
202520,354
By industry, October 2025
  1. Accommodations, eating and drinking services4,720
  2. Wholesale and retail trade2,966
  3. Other industries2,948
  4. Construction2,273
  5. Services, n.e.c.2,262
  6. Manufacturing1,713
  7. Medical, health care and welfare1,666
  8. Education, learning support1,336
  9. Information and communications470
Foreign workers, October 2025
20,354
Change on a year earlier
+18.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
3,697
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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