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Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident

Status of residence · Japan

Residents, December 2025
56,568
Share of all foreign residents
1.4%
Change on a year earlier
+5.5%
Nationalities
134
Residents56,568Dec 2025
Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year

Foreign residents holding the Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident status of residence at the end of each December. Spouses of permanent residents and their children born and living in Japan.

Foreign residents

28k57k201220132014201520162017201820192022202320242025
28k57k2012201420162018202220242025
Data table
201222,946
201324,649
201427,066
201528,939
201630,972
201734,632
201837,998
201941,517
202246,999
202350,995
202453,624
202556,568
December 2025
56,568
December 2012
22,946
Work-related status
No
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. China21,762
  2. Philippines9,522
  3. Brazil6,016
  4. Vietnam3,152
  5. Peru2,442
  6. South Korea2,123
  7. Nepal1,422
  8. Pakistan1,376
  9. India796
  10. Thailand784
  11. Bangladesh638
  12. Indonesia610
  13. Sri Lanka588
  14. Taiwan586
  15. United States536
  16. Türkiye420
  17. Bolivia323
  18. Myanmar286
  19. Russia258
  20. Cambodia246
Nationality2022202320242025
China17,76919,56320,65021,762
Philippines8,2868,9019,3029,522
Brazil5,2785,6295,7836,016
Vietnam2,1952,3972,6693,152
Peru2,2662,3722,4152,442
South Korea2,0712,1142,1192,123
Nepal9341,0491,1691,422
Pakistan1,1071,2211,2991,376
India552647702796
Thailand737770781784
Bangladesh532582619638
Indonesia450506545610
Sri Lanka472538552588
Taiwan385442472586
United States431465495536
Türkiye354392430420
Bolivia295301317323
Myanmar201235259286
Russia239250253258
Cambodia210224247246
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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