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Saga Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
12,841
Change on a year earlier
+13.1%
Share of Japan
0.3%
Rank among prefectures
38
In work-related statuses
61.9%
Residents12,841Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training3,703
  2. Specified Skilled Worker2,864
  3. Student1,651
  4. Permanent Resident1,204
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services812
  6. Dependent736
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National385
  8. Special Permanent Resident377
  9. Designated Activities282
  10. Nursing Care204
  11. Long-Term Resident199
  12. Skilled Labor125
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training3,8063,703-103
Specified Skilled Worker2,0582,864806
Student1,3211,651330
Permanent Resident1,1521,20452
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services707812105
Dependent67673660
Spouse or Child of Japanese National36438521
Special Permanent Resident392377-15
Designated Activities144282138
Nursing Care18120423
Long-Term Resident17619923
Skilled Labor10612519
Instructor63663
Business Manager53596
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident304111
Intra-company Transferee38413
Professor17203
Entertainer2818-10
Religious Activities18180
Highly Skilled Professional12131
Cultural Activities8102
Medical Services572
Artist242
Trainee121
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. Vietnam3,087
  2. Indonesia2,614
  3. Nepal1,594
  4. Myanmar1,400
  5. China1,048
  6. Philippines994
  7. South Korea576
  8. Sri Lanka260
  9. Cambodia176
  10. Bangladesh159
  11. United States140
  12. Thailand113
  13. Pakistan84
  14. Taiwan67
  15. India62
Nationality20242025
Vietnam3,0113,087
Indonesia2,0782,614
Nepal1,3641,594
Myanmar1,0881,400
China1,0121,048
Philippines911994
South Korea580576
Sri Lanka207260
Cambodia152176
Bangladesh119159
United States126140
Thailand106113
Pakistan6084
Taiwan4667
India5062
Brazil3535
United Kingdom3735
Malaysia2829
Australia2227
Afghanistan2023
Canada1721
Mexico1115
Ukraine1814
Mongolia1214
Laos912
France1212
Romania1010
Germany69
New Zealand109
Ethiopia78
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

1,9933,9850–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
1,9933,9850–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4227
5–9125
10–14103
15–19428
20–243,985
25–293,241
30–341,807
35–39927
40–44549
45–49365
50–54288
55–59246
60–64173
65–69116
70–7492
75–7978
80+91
Women
50.5%
Under 20
6.9%
Aged 65 and over
2.9%
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 Saga 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)

4,9669,932202320242025
4,9669,932202320242025
Data table
20237,350
20248,749
20259,932
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing4,197
  2. Other industries1,285
  3. Medical, health care and welfare1,187
  4. Construction981
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services840
  6. Wholesale and retail trade720
  7. Services, n.e.c.566
  8. Education, learning support137
  9. Information and communications19
Foreign workers, October 2025
9,932
Change on a year earlier
+13.5%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
1,639
Workers per workplace
6.1
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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