In 2021, more than 2.3 million Asian residents were registered in Japan, making it the largest share of foreign residents. That year, the second largest group of foreign nationals living in Japan came from South America with about 268.6 thousand people.
Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by region of origin
(in 1,000s)
Figures are counts of foreign national residents (medium-/long-term residents and special permanent residents) covered by Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
Values have been rounded.
Figures prior to 2021 come from the previous reporting.
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e-Stat (Japan). (July 15, 2022). Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by region of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608742/japan-foreign-residents-by-region-of-origin/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by region of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608742/japan-foreign-residents-by-region-of-origin/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by region of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608742/japan-foreign-residents-by-region-of-origin/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Foreign Nationals Living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by Region of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608742/japan-foreign-residents-by-region-of-origin/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of foreign nationals living in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by region of origin (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608742/japan-foreign-residents-by-region-of-origin/ (last visited October 06, 2022)
