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Japan’s Foreign Population Hits 3.8 Million
nippon.com
Mar 28, 2025
Japan’s foreign population rose by 10% in 2024, setting a new record for the third consecutive year.
Japan’s foreign population was 3,768,977 as of the end of 2024, according to figures released by the Immigration Services Agency, rising by 357,985, or 10.5%, year on year. This is the third consecutive record high.
There were 1,913,516 men (50.8%) and 1,855,431 women (49.2%), as well as 30 people registered as “other.” By residence status, permanent residents were most common at 918,116 (up 26,547 year on year). There were also 456,595 residents classified as “trainees” under the system intended to transfer skills to their country of origin (up 52,039) and 402,134 students (up 61,251).