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How many foreigners live in Japan? How many Japanese live abroad? |
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The foreign population in Japan has been growing steadily over the past several years. At the end of 1996 there were 1.41 million registered foreign residents, with 46.4% being citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, 16.5% of China, and 14.2% of Brazil. The number of Japanese living in other countries was 763,977 as of October 1996. The largest percentage lived in the United States (35.8%), followed by Brazil (11.6%) and Britain (7.2%).
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| Number | Share (%) | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea |
657,159 | 46.4 |
| China | 234,264 | 16.5 |
| Brazil | 201,795 | 14.2 |
| Philippines | 84,509 | 5.9 |
| United States | 44,168 | 3.1 |
| Peru | 37,099 | 2.6 |
| Thailand | 18,187 | 1.2 |
| Other | 137,955 | 9.7 |
| Total | 1,415,136 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of Justice.
| Number | Share (%) | |
| United States | 273,779 | 35.8 |
| Brazil | 89,005 | 11.6 |
| Britain | 55,372 | 7.2 |
| Canada | 26,545 | 3.4 |
| Germany | 24,117 | 3.2 |
| Australia | 25,688 | 3.4 |
| Singapore | 25,355 | 3.3 |
| Other | 244,116 | 31.9 |
| Total | 763,977 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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