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Yamaguchi Prefecture

Prefecture · Japan

Foreign residents, December 2025
22,539
Change on a year earlier
+4.4%
Share of Japan
0.5%
Rank among prefectures
29
In work-related statuses
49.1%
Residents22,539Dec 2025
Data as at Dec 2025
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By status of residence

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

Foreign residents, December 2025
  1. Technical Intern Training5,720
  2. Special Permanent Resident4,142
  3. Specified Skilled Worker3,504
  4. Permanent Resident2,854
  5. Student1,808
  6. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services1,169
  7. Dependent888
  8. Designated Activities630
  9. Spouse or Child of Japanese National628
  10. Long-Term Resident406
  11. Skilled Labor197
  12. Instructor122
Status of residence20242025Change
Technical Intern Training5,8105,720-90
Special Permanent Resident4,2614,142-119
Specified Skilled Worker2,4693,5041,035
Permanent Resident2,8652,854-11
Student1,7271,80881
Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services1,0651,169104
Dependent81688872
Designated Activities732630-102
Spouse or Child of Japanese National61662812
Long-Term Resident457406-51
Skilled Labor17719720
Instructor1181224
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident10596-9
Business Manager76782
Entertainer8072-8
Nursing Care57636
Religious Activities42431
Intra-company Transferee29334
Professor32331
Highly Skilled Professional22231
Cultural Activities9145
Medical Services561
Trainee660
Researcher54-1
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. Vietnam5,100
  2. South Korea4,177
  3. Indonesia3,050
  4. China2,395
  5. Philippines2,380
  6. Myanmar1,270
  7. Nepal1,173
  8. United States495
  9. Bangladesh237
  10. Brazil217
  11. Thailand215
  12. Sri Lanka188
  13. Cambodia168
  14. Taiwan123
  15. India86
Nationality20242025
Vietnam5,0345,100
South Korea4,3044,177
Indonesia2,2603,050
China2,4412,395
Philippines2,2632,380
Myanmar1,2021,270
Nepal1,0411,173
United States485495
Bangladesh217237
Brazil308217
Thailand251215
Sri Lanka149188
Cambodia173168
Taiwan122123
India7486
United Kingdom6969
Pakistan4556
Malaysia5455
France3745
Peru4745
Australia3135
Canada3931
Laos2224
Russia2423
Germany2321
Nigeria1420
Timor-Leste1118
Mongolia1917
Bolivia2017
Ukraine1615
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

2,6625,3240–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
2,6625,3240–415–1930–3445–4960–6475–7980+
Data table
0–4339
5–9298
10–14263
15–19694
20–245,324
25–294,004
30–342,678
35–391,753
40–441,284
45–49966
50–54854
55–59739
60–64616
65–69644
70–74694
75–79617
80+772
Women
48.3%
Under 20
7.1%
Aged 65 and over
12.1%
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 Yamaguchi 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)

7,02114k202320242025
7,02114k202320242025
Data table
202310,931
202412,754
202514,042
By industry, October 2025
  1. Manufacturing4,218
  2. Wholesale and retail trade2,689
  3. Construction2,271
  4. Medical, health care and welfare1,243
  5. Services, n.e.c.1,171
  6. Accommodations, eating and drinking services1,145
  7. Other industries870
  8. Education, learning support387
  9. Information and communications48
Foreign workers, October 2025
14,042
Change on a year earlier
+10.1%
Workplaces employing foreign workers
2,353
Workers per workplace
6.0
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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