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Shizuoka Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
132,100
Change on a year earlier
+6.3%
Share of Japan
3.2%
Rank among prefectures
8
In work-related statuses
32.5%
Residents132,100Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident43,099
  2. Long-Term Resident20,070
  3. Technical Intern Training17,245
  4. Specified Skilled Worker11,757
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services10,992
  6. Student6,906
  7. Dependent6,356
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National5,477
  9. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident2,646
  10. Special Permanent Resident2,606
  11. Designated Activities1,960
  12. Skilled Labor909
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident42,22743,099872
Long-Term Resident20,56620,070-496
Technical Intern Training16,91917,245326
Specified Skilled Worker8,63911,7573,118
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services9,70910,9921,283
Student5,5356,9061,371
Dependent5,6786,356678
Spouse or Child of Japanese National5,6205,477-143
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident2,5492,64697
Special Permanent Resident2,7032,606-97
Designated Activities1,3571,960603
Skilled Labor81790992
Intra-company Transferee66068929
Business Manager37642246
Instructor33935011
Highly Skilled Professional14217937
Nursing Care8512338
Religious Activities120108-12
Entertainer9668-28
Professor5448-6
Trainee26315
Medical Services3627-9
Cultural Activities1612-4
Artist5105
Researcher770
Legal/Accounting Services022
Journalist011
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. Brazil31,489
  2. Vietnam21,671
  3. Philippines21,503
  4. China10,982
  5. Indonesia9,513
  6. Nepal7,524
  7. Myanmar5,561
  8. Peru4,759
  9. South Korea4,149
  10. Sri Lanka3,566
  11. Thailand1,873
  12. India1,263
  13. United States932
  14. Taiwan823
  15. Bangladesh765
Nationality20242025
Brazil32,15131,489
Vietnam20,27721,671
Philippines20,73721,503
China10,55510,982
Indonesia7,3569,513
Nepal5,9447,524
Myanmar4,5465,561
Peru4,8054,759
South Korea4,1794,149
Sri Lanka2,8513,566
Thailand1,8271,873
India1,1901,263
United States909932
Taiwan848823
Bangladesh628765
Cambodia612737
Pakistan639709
Bolivia321320
United Kingdom275269
Laos236260
Argentina235230
Paraguay227228
Mongolia258219
Canada205219
Colombia234214
Malaysia176198
Russia163156
Australia159152
France133139
Germany7390
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

11k22k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
11k22k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–44,185
5–94,249
10–144,471
15–195,640
20–2419,720
25–2921,882
30–3416,141
35–3911,606
40–449,952
45–498,840
50–547,544
55–596,695
60–644,883
65–692,933
70–741,600
75–79943
80+816
Women
49.4%
Under 20
14.0%
Aged 65 and over
4.8%
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 Shizuoka 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)

44k89k202320242025
44k89k202320242025
Data table
202374,859
202481,560
202588,968
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing32,694
  2. Services, n.e.c.21,940
  3. Wholesale and retail trade8,197
  4. Other industries7,307
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services7,018
  6. Construction6,237
  7. Medical, health care and welfare3,634
  8. Education, learning support1,559
  9. Information and communications382
Foreign workers, October 2025
88,968
Change on a year earlier
+9.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
10,967
Workers per workplace
8.1
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. 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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