In the final figures of the 2025 census (published 29 September 2026), 3,840,039 foreign nationals lived in Japan, 3.12% of the population. That is 1,092,902 (39.78%) more than the 2,747,137 counted in 2020.
The census counts everyone living in a place on 1 October 2025, whatever their nationality. “Foreign residents” on this map are people whose nationality in the census is not Japanese. For people whose nationality was not reported, the Statistics Bureau publishesfigures with unknown values allocated(split in the same proportions as those who reported it); this map uses those figures for both 2025 and 2020.
In small towns and villages a few dozen people move the share and the rate of change a lot. The list ranked by change only includes municipalities that had 100 or more foreign residents in 2020. Please read the rates together with the numbers of people.
Colours show the share of foreign residents among the people living in each municipality in the census of 1 October 2025. Darker means a higher share. Designated cities are split into wards.
Switch to “By prefecture” at the top to colour and rank the 47 prefectures with the same census figures for each prefecture.
Switch to “Foreign residents” for the number of people, or to “Change since 2020” for the change in foreign residents since the 2020 census. The 8 units that cannot be compared with 2020 (7 whose boundaries changed and Futaba, which has no row in the 2020 table) are grey.
Tap a municipality to see the number and share of foreign residents, the total population, and the 2020 figure and change. The list on the right (below on phones) ranks the highest and lowest share, number and rate of change. The change ranking only includes municipalities that had 100 or more foreign residents in 2020.
All counts are as published by the Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat); this site only calculates the shares and rates of change.
People whose nationality in the census is not Japanese (with unknown nationality allocated in the same proportions as known answers). Short-term visitors such as tourists are not included: the census counts people who have lived, or intend to live, in a place for three months or more.
They are counted differently. The basic resident register counts registered residents, and the Immigration Services Agency counts residence cards. This map uses the census, which counts the people actually living in each place every five years.
In places with few people, a few dozen residents move the share and the rate a lot. For example, going from 1 foreign resident in 2020 to 25 is a rise of 2,400%. Please read the rates together with the numbers of people.
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