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Osaka Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
375,319
Change on a year earlier
+12.5%
Share of Japan
9.1%
Rank among prefectures
2
In work-related statuses
32.0%
Residents375,319Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Special Permanent Resident67,562
  2. Permanent Resident64,648
  3. Student50,225
  4. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services46,831
  5. Dependent39,818
  6. Specified Skilled Worker26,015
  7. Technical Intern Training23,482
  8. Long-Term Resident10,591
  9. Spouse or Child of Japanese National10,006
  10. Business Manager9,393
  11. Designated Activities8,453
  12. Skilled Labor4,481
Status of residence20242025Change
Special Permanent Resident69,48467,562-1,922
Permanent Resident62,83164,6481,817
Student43,80350,2256,422
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services38,41746,8318,414
Dependent29,97939,8189,839
Specified Skilled Worker18,74826,0157,267
Technical Intern Training22,96023,482522
Long-Term Resident9,98810,591603
Spouse or Child of Japanese National9,45710,006549
Business Manager6,9759,3932,418
Designated Activities6,2048,4532,249
Skilled Labor3,1304,4811,351
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident3,2673,645378
Nursing Care2,4273,140713
Highly Skilled Professional2,1012,902801
Intra-company Transferee1,0441,196152
Instructor83786932
Professor48352239
Medical Services38039414
Religious Activities35239038
Entertainer24232886
Cultural Activities221213-8
Trainee11887-31
Researcher7068-2
Artist38468
Legal/Accounting Services4106
Journalist440
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. China97,931
  2. South Korea85,994
  3. Vietnam70,728
  4. Nepal27,813
  5. Indonesia15,279
  6. Myanmar13,819
  7. Philippines13,248
  8. Taiwan8,471
  9. United States4,238
  10. Sri Lanka3,576
  11. Thailand3,342
  12. Bangladesh3,161
  13. Brazil2,785
  14. India2,158
  15. United Kingdom1,405
Nationality20242025
China85,75897,931
South Korea87,06385,994
Vietnam62,79670,728
Nepal19,86427,813
Indonesia11,38015,279
Myanmar9,17513,819
Philippines12,34413,248
Taiwan7,9648,471
United States3,8794,238
Sri Lanka2,5063,576
Thailand3,1663,342
Bangladesh2,0863,161
Brazil2,7872,785
India1,8632,158
United Kingdom1,3461,405
Peru1,3501,351
Pakistan1,0181,315
France1,0231,120
Cambodia9791,099
Canada826954
Australia875900
Malaysia798819
Mongolia810790
Russia570644
Germany480538
Italy369446
Türkiye331396
Spain353379
Uzbekistan276331
New Zealand285290
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

32k64k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
32k64k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–410,834
5–99,529
10–148,977
15–1912,473
20–2457,401
25–2963,780
30–3446,302
35–3934,557
40–4425,250
45–4919,368
50–5416,846
55–5915,218
60–6413,409
65–6911,271
70–749,958
75–798,538
80+11,608
Women
49.0%
Under 20
11.1%
Aged 65 and over
11.0%
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 Osaka 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)

104k208k202320242025
104k208k202320242025
Data table
2023146,384
2024174,699
2025208,051
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing41,575
  2. Services, n.e.c.37,556
  3. Wholesale and retail trade32,359
  4. Accommodations, eating and drinking services30,915
  5. Other industries24,250
  6. Construction15,290
  7. Medical, health care and welfare15,158
  8. Education, learning support7,236
  9. Information and communications3,712
Foreign workers, October 2025
208,051
Change on a year earlier
+19.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
31,715
Workers per workplace
6.6
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. Aichi Prefecture357,800
  3. Kanagawa Prefecture317,353
  4. Saitama Prefecture290,937
  5. Chiba Prefecture259,663
  6. Hyogo Prefecture155,019
  7. Shizuoka Prefecture132,100
  8. Fukuoka Prefecture125,501
  9. Ibaraki Prefecture111,808
  10. Kyoto Prefecture92,563
  11. Gunma Prefecture89,670
  12. Gifu Prefecture80,766
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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