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Tokushima Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
9,717
Change on a year earlier
+9.1%
Share of Japan
0.2%
Rank among prefectures
43
In work-related statuses
58.9%
Residents9,717Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training2,959
  2. Specified Skilled Worker1,794
  3. Permanent Resident1,523
  4. Student812
  5. Dependent520
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services483
  7. Designated Activities401
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National330
  9. Special Permanent Resident167
  10. Long-Term Resident166
  11. Skilled Labor122
  12. Instructor110
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training3,1092,959-150
Specified Skilled Worker1,2691,794525
Permanent Resident1,4861,52337
Student74381269
Dependent47452046
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services41648367
Designated Activities287401114
Spouse or Child of Japanese National30833022
Special Permanent Resident168167-1
Long-Term Resident15516611
Skilled Labor10912213
Instructor111110-1
Nursing Care7610731
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident62708
Business Manager57603
Professor20244
Entertainer14140
Highly Skilled Professional12142
Intra-company Transferee9134
Medical Services12131
Religious Activities451
Cultural Activities54-1
Trainee033
Researcher011
Artist110
Legal/Accounting Services011
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. Vietnam2,367
  2. China1,673
  3. Indonesia1,405
  4. Philippines1,063
  5. Myanmar672
  6. Nepal388
  7. Cambodia302
  8. South Korea292
  9. United States182
  10. Bangladesh137
  11. Sri Lanka136
  12. Pakistan120
  13. Thailand102
  14. India101
  15. Mongolia90
Nationality20242025
Vietnam2,3662,367
China1,6521,673
Indonesia1,1401,405
Philippines9931,063
Myanmar502672
Nepal284388
Cambodia293302
South Korea296292
United States195182
Bangladesh106137
Sri Lanka90136
Pakistan92120
Thailand90102
India103101
Mongolia8490
Taiwan5866
Laos3763
Brazil4054
Canada4347
United Kingdom3638
Afghanistan4036
Malaysia1927
Russia2222
France2120
Australia1718
Peru1618
Ukraine1918
Germany1515
Ghana1214
Romania1313
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

1,0542,1080–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
1,0542,1080–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4149
5–9141
10–14122
15–19273
20–242,108
25–292,065
30–341,388
35–391,093
40–44721
45–49587
50–54421
55–59257
60–64165
65–6999
70–7454
75–7934
80+40
Women
55.6%
Under 20
7.0%
Aged 65 and over
2.3%
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 Tokushima 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)

3,6627,324202320242025
3,6627,324202320242025
Data table
20235,656
20246,452
20257,324
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing2,312
  2. Other industries1,218
  3. Medical, health care and welfare1,147
  4. Wholesale and retail trade861
  5. Construction678
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services472
  7. Services, n.e.c.379
  8. Education, learning support250
  9. Information and communications7
Foreign workers, October 2025
7,324
Change on a year earlier
+13.5%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
1,400
Workers per workplace
5.2
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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