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Tokyo

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
801,438
Change on a year earlier
+8.5%
Share of Japan
19.4%
Rank among prefectures
1
In work-related statuses
29.4%
Residents801,438Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident193,525
  2. Student150,254
  3. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services130,952
  4. Dependent85,954
  5. Special Permanent Resident37,642
  6. Designated Activities31,632
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National29,326
  8. Specified Skilled Worker26,188
  9. Long-Term Resident25,937
  10. Technical Intern Training17,491
  11. Highly Skilled Professional17,487
  12. Skilled Labor15,690
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident186,141193,5257,384
Student133,431150,25416,823
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services120,574130,95210,378
Dependent77,25585,9548,699
Special Permanent Resident38,47137,642-829
Designated Activities26,43531,6325,197
Spouse or Child of Japanese National28,83629,326490
Specified Skilled Worker18,58426,1887,604
Long-Term Resident25,19225,937745
Technical Intern Training17,01317,491478
Highly Skilled Professional15,61917,4871,868
Skilled Labor14,01415,6901,676
Business Manager12,56013,019459
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident9,85410,549695
Intra-company Transferee4,5994,394-205
Instructor2,4542,49642
Professor2,1342,21682
Nursing Care1,5332,027494
Religious Activities1,1581,23173
Cultural Activities807926119
Medical Services72679266
Entertainer43951475
Artist35744487
Researcher3213298
Journalist169165-4
Legal/Accounting Services1311376
Trainee139121-18
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. China305,303
  2. South Korea93,251
  3. Nepal63,710
  4. Vietnam58,535
  5. Myanmar39,561
  6. Philippines38,273
  7. Taiwan25,275
  8. United States23,683
  9. India21,224
  10. Indonesia16,225
  11. Bangladesh9,741
  12. Thailand9,512
  13. France8,415
  14. United Kingdom7,689
  15. Sri Lanka5,879
Nationality20242025
China286,200305,303
South Korea92,56093,251
Nepal49,10463,710
Vietnam54,22358,535
Myanmar29,07939,561
Philippines37,60338,273
Taiwan24,40525,275
United States22,50223,683
India19,93221,224
Indonesia12,83716,225
Bangladesh7,9419,741
Thailand9,3609,512
France8,1528,415
United Kingdom7,4597,689
Sri Lanka5,1785,879
Mongolia5,6155,686
Brazil4,5354,701
Canada4,1474,398
Russia4,0714,069
Australia3,7223,877
Malaysia3,7303,779
Germany3,4283,588
Uzbekistan3,6793,588
Italy2,5442,689
Peru2,2622,312
Pakistan1,7921,962
Spain1,7011,817
Singapore1,7221,812
Türkiye1,3841,406
Ukraine1,2871,368
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

67k134k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
67k134k0–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–421,239
5–922,380
10–1421,632
15–1935,936
20–24114,672
25–29133,502
30–34109,283
35–3987,110
40–4466,628
45–4950,212
50–5439,947
55–5934,024
60–6426,082
65–6916,065
70–7410,085
75–796,102
80+6,539
Women
49.7%
Under 20
12.6%
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 Tokyo 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)

326k652k202320242025
326k652k202320242025
Data table
2023542,992
2024585,791
2025652,251
By industry, October 2025
  1. Accommodations, eating and drinking services131,080
  2. Other industries119,414
  3. Wholesale and retail trade108,878
  4. Services, n.e.c.102,314
  5. Information and communications77,924
  6. Manufacturing35,821
  7. Construction30,841
  8. Education, learning support27,969
  9. Medical, health care and welfare18,010
Foreign workers, October 2025
652,251
Change on a year earlier
+11.3%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
87,512
Workers per workplace
7.5
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. Osaka Prefecture375,319
  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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