Medical Services
Status of residence · Japan
- Residents, December 2025
- 2,722
- Share of all foreign residents
- 0.1%
- Change on a year earlier
- +5.1%
- Nationalities
- 26
Residents2,722Dec 2025
Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year
Foreign residents holding the Medical Services status of residence at the end of each December. Medical services by doctors, dentists and other legally qualified medical professionals.
Foreign residents
Data table
| 2012 | 412 |
| 2013 | 534 |
| 2014 | 695 |
| 2015 | 1,015 |
| 2016 | 1,342 |
| 2017 | 1,653 |
| 2018 | 1,936 |
| 2019 | 2,269 |
| 2022 | 2,467 |
| 2023 | 2,547 |
| 2024 | 2,591 |
| 2025 | 2,722 |
- December 2025
- 2,722
- December 2012
- 412
- Work-related status
- Yes
By nationality
Top 20 nationalities, end of December 2025. Hong Kong is shown separately but, as in the source table, is also counted within China.
- China1,608
- Vietnam348
- South Korea206
- Taiwan195
- Indonesia178
- Philippines94
- Myanmar31
- Mongolia26
- Thailand7
- Cambodia5
- Hong Kong5
- Malaysia4
- France3
- Australia2
- Türkiye2
- Nepal2
- India2
- South Africa1
- Canada1
- Netherlands1
| Nationality | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,743 | 1,693 | 1,651 | 1,608 |
| Vietnam | 168 | 223 | 274 | 348 |
| South Korea | 137 | 150 | 170 | 206 |
| Taiwan | 106 | 132 | 156 | 195 |
| Indonesia | 171 | 187 | 175 | 178 |
| Philippines | 96 | 93 | 82 | 94 |
| Myanmar | 6 | 19 | 29 | 31 |
| Mongolia | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
| Thailand | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Türkiye | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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