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Saitama Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
290,937
Change on a year earlier
+10.9%
Share of Japan
7.1%
Rank among prefectures
5
In work-related statuses
35.1%
Residents290,937Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident77,130
  2. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services38,638
  3. Dependent33,167
  4. Student26,961
  5. Technical Intern Training25,703
  6. Specified Skilled Worker25,235
  7. Long-Term Resident15,703
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National11,632
  9. Designated Activities9,856
  10. Special Permanent Resident7,859
  11. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident6,298
  12. Skilled Labor3,895
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident74,79477,1302,336
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services33,53238,6385,106
Dependent28,78133,1674,386
Student21,49026,9615,471
Technical Intern Training25,33225,703371
Specified Skilled Worker18,24225,2356,993
Long-Term Resident15,17715,703526
Spouse or Child of Japanese National11,37511,632257
Designated Activities7,9329,8561,924
Special Permanent Resident7,9827,859-123
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident5,9976,298301
Skilled Labor3,4393,895456
Business Manager3,5293,650121
Highly Skilled Professional1,7171,817100
Nursing Care680924244
Instructor69576267
Intra-company Transferee676671-5
Medical Services2192278
Professor17519217
Religious Activities16719225
Researcher181179-2
Entertainer11292-20
Cultural Activities7865-13
Trainee53607
Artist19223
Journalist54-1
Legal/Accounting Services330
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. China89,742
  2. Vietnam52,974
  3. Philippines26,015
  4. Nepal20,657
  5. South Korea15,753
  6. Indonesia14,497
  7. Myanmar11,398
  8. Brazil7,116
  9. Bangladesh6,197
  10. Sri Lanka5,010
  11. Pakistan4,577
  12. Thailand4,269
  13. Taiwan3,440
  14. Peru3,317
  15. India2,904
Nationality20242025
China84,23889,742
Vietnam47,49452,974
Philippines25,20126,015
Nepal15,86720,657
South Korea15,56615,753
Indonesia10,88314,497
Myanmar7,86911,398
Brazil7,3167,116
Bangladesh4,7786,197
Sri Lanka3,9395,010
Pakistan4,0244,577
Thailand4,2374,269
Taiwan3,4283,440
Peru3,3333,317
India2,4832,904
Mongolia2,6922,850
United States2,2372,400
Türkiye2,4012,335
Cambodia1,0781,249
Nigeria772856
Ghana613801
United Kingdom744753
Malaysia694697
Cameroon577692
Russia540549
Uzbekistan500542
France483527
Iran514516
Canada459480
Australia360374
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

24k47k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
24k47k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–410,654
5–910,262
10–149,023
15–1910,902
20–2440,754
25–2947,335
30–3440,734
35–3932,587
40–4423,508
45–4917,215
50–5413,886
55–5912,882
60–649,535
65–695,543
70–743,199
75–791,589
80+1,329
Women
47.9%
Under 20
14.0%
Aged 65 and over
4.0%
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 Saitama 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)

67k133k202320242025
67k133k202320242025
Data table
2023103,515
2024120,062
2025133,049
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing38,066
  2. Services, n.e.c.23,015
  3. Construction18,596
  4. Wholesale and retail trade18,115
  5. Other industries12,885
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services10,505
  7. Medical, health care and welfare8,142
  8. Education, learning support2,381
  9. Information and communications1,344
Foreign workers, October 2025
133,049
Change on a year earlier
+10.8%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
19,780
Workers per workplace
6.7
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. 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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