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Religious Activities

Status of residence · Japan

Residents, December 2025
5,130
Share of all foreign residents
0.1%
Change on a year earlier
+6.8%
Nationalities
88
Residents5,130Dec 2025
Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year

Foreign residents holding the Religious Activities status of residence at the end of each December. Missionary and other religious work by religious workers sent by foreign religious organisations.

Foreign residents

2,5655,130201220132014201520162017201820192022202320242025
2,5655,1302012201420162018202220242025
Data table
20124,051
20134,570
20144,528
20154,397
20164,428
20174,402
20184,299
20194,285
20223,964
20234,143
20244,805
20255,130
December 2025
5,130
December 2012
4,051
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. United States1,761
  2. South Korea853
  3. Philippines478
  4. Vietnam257
  5. Thailand193
  6. China183
  7. Brazil119
  8. Taiwan117
  9. Canada96
  10. Indonesia90
  11. Australia87
  12. Sri Lanka84
  13. Singapore84
  14. Hong Kong77
  15. India70
  16. Pakistan50
  17. Italy45
  18. Spain45
  19. United Kingdom43
  20. Germany40
Nationality2022202320242025
United States1,2271,2301,6171,761
South Korea772793845853
Philippines276371439478
Vietnam254251248257
Thailand160149183193
China114128145183
Brazil94116115119
Taiwan8996104117
Canada75829496
Indonesia80808390
Australia67798387
Sri Lanka63727684
Singapore63626384
Hong Kong0686577
India61636870
Pakistan34384850
Italy43424545
Spain40424345
United Kingdom50504843
Germany50474340
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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