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Wakayama Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
11,529
Change on a year earlier
+13.7%
Share of Japan
0.3%
Rank among prefectures
41
In work-related statuses
50.3%
Residents11,529Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training2,343
  2. Permanent Resident1,954
  3. Specified Skilled Worker1,690
  4. Special Permanent Resident1,432
  5. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services1,151
  6. Student633
  7. Spouse or Child of Japanese National536
  8. Dependent518
  9. Long-Term Resident410
  10. Nursing Care200
  11. Designated Activities195
  12. Skilled Labor107
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training2,1812,343162
Permanent Resident1,9331,95421
Specified Skilled Worker1,0631,690627
Special Permanent Resident1,4651,432-33
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services9511,151200
Student55163382
Spouse or Child of Japanese National50653630
Dependent395518123
Long-Term Resident38441026
Nursing Care16920031
Designated Activities14819547
Skilled Labor9010717
Instructor931029
Business Manager617817
Entertainer385113
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident36404
Religious Activities23230
Intra-company Transferee13174
Highly Skilled Professional1915-4
Medical Services11143
Professor462
Cultural Activities352
Trainee242
Artist330
Researcher220
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. Vietnam2,264
  2. South Korea1,714
  3. China1,399
  4. Indonesia1,346
  5. Philippines1,048
  6. Nepal740
  7. Myanmar737
  8. Thailand632
  9. United States226
  10. Sri Lanka156
  11. Taiwan138
  12. Brazil119
  13. India111
  14. Cambodia57
  15. Bangladesh55
Nationality20242025
Vietnam2,1732,264
South Korea1,7331,714
China1,3631,399
Indonesia7781,346
Philippines9901,048
Nepal489740
Myanmar529737
Thailand593632
United States206226
Sri Lanka102156
Taiwan124138
Brazil117119
India93111
Cambodia6857
Bangladesh4255
United Kingdom4250
Mongolia6545
Malaysia4539
Colombia2939
Canada3737
Australia3737
France3034
Russia2129
Pakistan2528
Germany1617
Peru1615
Uzbekistan914
Ukraine1814
Poland1012
Argentina1110
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

1,1872,3730–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
1,1872,3730–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4157
5–9121
10–14147
15–19279
20–242,373
25–292,198
30–341,381
35–39876
40–44684
45–49603
50–54605
55–59533
60–64460
65–69294
70–74300
75–79234
80+284
Women
56.1%
Under 20
6.1%
Aged 65 and over
9.6%
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 Wakayama 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)

3,4046,808202320242025
3,4046,808202320242025
Data table
20234,682
20245,711
20256,808
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing2,509
  2. Medical, health care and welfare1,055
  3. Wholesale and retail trade889
  4. Services, n.e.c.660
  5. Accommodations, eating and drinking services637
  6. Other industries538
  7. Construction415
  8. Education, learning support88
  9. Information and communications17
Foreign workers, October 2025
6,808
Change on a year earlier
+19.2%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
1,264
Workers per workplace
5.4
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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