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Tottori Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
6,511
Change on a year earlier
+7.3%
Share of Japan
0.2%
Rank among prefectures
46
In work-related statuses
53.5%
Residents6,511Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training1,916
  2. Permanent Resident1,082
  3. Specified Skilled Worker1,025
  4. Special Permanent Resident716
  5. Student473
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services299
  7. Dependent282
  8. Spouse or Child of Japanese National204
  9. Long-Term Resident139
  10. Designated Activities100
  11. Instructor91
  12. Skilled Labor71
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training1,9541,916-38
Permanent Resident1,0741,0828
Specified Skilled Worker6741,025351
Special Permanent Resident743716-27
Student42747346
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services26229937
Dependent25328229
Spouse or Child of Japanese National210204-6
Long-Term Resident1301399
Designated Activities6810032
Instructor87914
Skilled Labor617110
Business Manager29290
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident2421-3
Professor2320-3
Nursing Care12120
Highly Skilled Professional98-1
Cultural Activities660
Intra-company Transferee95-4
Trainee74-3
Entertainer242
Religious Activities440
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. Vietnam1,575
  2. Philippines867
  3. South Korea775
  4. China736
  5. Indonesia687
  6. Myanmar560
  7. Nepal239
  8. United States99
  9. Cambodia96
  10. Thailand73
  11. Taiwan63
  12. Pakistan57
  13. India56
  14. Brazil55
  15. Mongolia46
Nationality20242025
Vietnam1,5601,575
Philippines777867
South Korea789775
China723736
Indonesia506687
Myanmar452560
Nepal212239
United States9299
Cambodia10796
Thailand7873
Taiwan6563
Pakistan4957
India5056
Brazil4855
Mongolia5046
Bangladesh2646
Sri Lanka4142
United Kingdom4237
Ethiopia4133
Sudan2830
Canada2424
Malaysia2120
Russia1819
Nigeria1318
France1917
Australia1717
Zimbabwe78
Jamaica56
Ireland66
South Africa56
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

7011,4020–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
7011,4020–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–465
5–983
10–1467
15–19206
20–241,402
25–291,330
30–34824
35–39503
40–44425
45–49382
50–54317
55–59279
60–64162
65–69133
70–74110
75–7995
80+128
Women
60.1%
Under 20
6.5%
Aged 65 and over
7.2%
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 Tottori 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)

2,2394,478202320242025
2,2394,478202320242025
Data table
20233,526
20243,912
20254,478
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing1,899
  2. Other industries531
  3. Wholesale and retail trade464
  4. Construction431
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services429
  6. Medical, health care and welfare381
  7. Services, n.e.c.172
  8. Education, learning support143
  9. Information and communications28
Foreign workers, October 2025
4,478
Change on a year earlier
+14.5%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
795
Workers per workplace
5.6
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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