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Professor

Status of residence · Japan

Residents, December 2025
8,024
Share of all foreign residents
0.2%
Change on a year earlier
+7.2%
Nationalities
136
Residents8,024Dec 2025
Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year

Foreign residents holding the Professor status of residence at the end of each December. Research, research guidance or education at universities and equivalent institutions.

Foreign residents

4,0128,024201220132014201520162017201820192022202320242025
4,0128,0242012201420162018202220242025
Data table
20127,787
20137,735
20147,565
20157,651
20167,463
20177,403
20187,360
20197,354
20227,343
20237,226
20247,488
20258,024
December 2025
8,024
December 2012
7,787
Work-related status
Yes
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 20 nationalities, end of December 2025. Hong Kong is shown separately but, as in the source table, is also counted within China.

Residents, December 2025
  1. China2,128
  2. South Korea758
  3. United States745
  4. India527
  5. United Kingdom318
  6. France261
  7. Indonesia238
  8. Germany216
  9. Taiwan214
  10. Canada189
  11. Vietnam141
  12. Thailand141
  13. Bangladesh133
  14. Australia124
  15. Italy113
  16. Philippines111
  17. Malaysia106
  18. Russia89
  19. Egypt86
  20. Spain83
Nationality2022202320242025
China1,4961,6191,7902,128
South Korea714696737758
United States845789772745
India436464484527
United Kingdom339324307318
France238231245261
Indonesia217228223238
Germany221194200216
Taiwan192186210214
Canada186178177189
Vietnam150145136141
Thailand149147146141
Bangladesh157137132133
Australia133122117124
Italy968898113
Philippines10896101111
Malaysia112112107106
Russia88888789
Egypt84778086
Spain87758183
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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