total number of foreign residents in the same year amounted to approximately 3.1 million people.
In 2022, about 2.5 percent of the population in Japan were foreign nationals, up from about 1.62 percent in 2013. The Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 11, 2023). Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Share of Foreign Residents in Total Population in Japan from 1955 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of foreign residents in total population in Japan from 1955 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882722/japan-foreign-residents-rate/