As of October 2021, more than 63.6 thousand Japanese residents lived in the United Kingdom. Numbers peaked in 2015 at about 68 thousand residents and have decreased since then until 2018 when the lowest number of the observed time frame, about 60.6 thousand residents, was reported.
The statistic, which is based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, does not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenship are counted.
Number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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MOFA (Japan). (January 24, 2022). Number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080368/japan-number-japanese-residents-united-kingdom/
MOFA (Japan). "Number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080368/japan-number-japanese-residents-united-kingdom/
MOFA (Japan). (2022). Number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080368/japan-number-japanese-residents-united-kingdom/
MOFA (Japan). "Number of Residents from Japan Living in The United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080368/japan-number-japanese-residents-united-kingdom/
MOFA (Japan), Number of residents from Japan living in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080368/japan-number-japanese-residents-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 14, 2022)