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Toyama Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
26,296
Change on a year earlier
+8.2%
Share of Japan
0.6%
Rank among prefectures
25
In work-related statuses
49.6%
Residents26,296Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Permanent Resident6,695
  2. Technical Intern Training6,483
  3. Specified Skilled Worker3,531
  4. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services2,123
  5. Long-Term Resident1,773
  6. Dependent1,579
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National843
  8. Student682
  9. Designated Activities659
  10. Special Permanent Resident592
  11. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident412
  12. Skilled Labor274
Status of residence20242025Change
Permanent Resident6,5346,695161
Technical Intern Training6,6126,483-129
Specified Skilled Worker2,5143,5311,017
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services1,8622,123261
Long-Term Resident1,6891,77384
Dependent1,3681,579211
Spouse or Child of Japanese National8418432
Student62168261
Designated Activities437659222
Special Permanent Resident608592-16
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident39141221
Skilled Labor23227442
Business Manager19521520
Instructor1431485
Intra-company Transferee76782
Nursing Care536411
Highly Skilled Professional44495
Professor36360
Religious Activities18180
Entertainer16171
Medical Services1312-1
Cultural Activities9101
Artist121
Trainee110
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. Vietnam6,024
  2. China4,417
  3. Indonesia3,331
  4. Philippines3,027
  5. Brazil2,706
  6. Myanmar1,031
  7. Pakistan918
  8. South Korea778
  9. Russia733
  10. Nepal578
  11. India310
  12. Cambodia297
  13. Thailand258
  14. United States253
  15. Bangladesh206
Nationality20242025
Vietnam5,9296,024
China4,3424,417
Indonesia2,4343,331
Philippines2,9053,027
Brazil2,6192,706
Myanmar7771,031
Pakistan807918
South Korea787778
Russia693733
Nepal451578
India272310
Cambodia283297
Thailand237258
United States259253
Bangladesh165206
Taiwan179178
Mongolia167149
Paraguay128133
Sri Lanka78106
Malaysia7784
Peru6160
Laos4953
United Kingdom4852
Uzbekistan3942
Bolivia3640
Canada3336
Ukraine3535
Romania3030
Australia2928
France2422
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

2,5345,0680–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,5345,0680–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4752
5–9694
10–14654
15–19913
20–244,697
25–295,068
30–343,685
35–392,411
40–441,813
45–491,520
50–541,399
55–591,119
60–64706
65–69364
70–74214
75–79140
80+147
Women
47.6%
Under 20
11.5%
Aged 65 and over
3.3%
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 Toyama 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)

8,23016k202320242025
8,23016k202320242025
Data table
202313,427
202414,930
202516,460
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing7,025
  2. Wholesale and retail trade2,279
  3. Services, n.e.c.2,278
  4. Construction1,778
  5. Medical, health care and welfare1,063
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services946
  7. Other industries844
  8. Education, learning support195
  9. Information and communications52
Foreign workers, October 2025
16,460
Change on a year earlier
+10.2%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
2,651
Workers per workplace
6.2
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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