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Bolivian nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
6,898
Total Population of Bolivia: ~12 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+27.5%
5,412 in 2015 → 6,898 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Permanent resident
3,086
Long-term resident
2,851
Spouse of Japanese
532
Spouse of permanent resident
323
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The Average Bolivian Migrant

Male profile

The average Bolivian male in Japan is a permanent resident in his late thirties, living in Aichi.

Modal age35–39
Top visaPermanent resident (44.6%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (41.6%)
Population3,618 (52.4%)
Female profile

The average Bolivian female in Japan is a permanent resident in her late thirties, living in Aichi.

Modal age35–39
Top visaPermanent resident (44.8%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (41.1%)
Population3,280 (47.6%)

Population over time

Total Bolivian residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
02,0004,0006,0008,00020062010201520202025
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2024
Permanent resident Engineer / Humanities Spouse of Japanese Instructor Student Others

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 3,086 3,086 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 2,851 2,851 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 532 532 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 323 323 Student Student: 38 38 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 25 25 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 12 12 Designated activities Designated activities: 7 7 Professor Professor: 5 5 Entertainer Entertainer: 5 5 Business manager Business manager: 4 4 High-skilled professional High-skilled professional: 4 4
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 2,821 Permanent resident 2025: 3,086 2,821 3,086 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 1,891 Long-term resident 2025: 2,851 1,891 2,851 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 457 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 532 457 532 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 175 Spouse of PR 2025: 323 175 323 (2025) Student Student 2015: 28 Student 2025: 38 28 38 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 7 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 25 7 25 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 8 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 12 8 12 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 11 11 7 (2025) Professor Professor 2015: 3 Professor 2025: 5 3 5 (2025) Entertainer Entertainer 2015: 1 Entertainer 2025: 5 1 5 (2025)
Where Bolivia is heavier than rest of world Where Bolivia is lighter (or absent) Permanent resident Bolivian: 44.7% 44.7% Rest of world: 22.9% 22.9% Long-term resident Bolivian: 41.3% 41.3% Rest of world: 5.4% 5.4% Spouse of Japanese Bolivian: 7.7% 7.7% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Spouse of PR Bolivian: 4.7% 4.7% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Bolivian: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 11.6% 11.6% Student Bolivian: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Family stay / Dependent Bolivian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Designated activities Bolivian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Business manager Bolivian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1% High-skilled professional Bolivian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.8% 0.8% Professor Bolivian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Bolivian residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 200 400 600 800 0–4: 286 286 0–4 5–9: 416 416 5–9 10–14: 520 520 10–14 15–19: 537 537 15–19 20–24: 414 414 20–24 25–29: 460 460 25–29 30–34: 479 479 30–34 35–39: 689 689 35–39 40–44: 680 680 40–44 45–49: 585 585 45–49 50–54: 546 546 50–54 55–59: 551 551 55–59 60–64: 383 383 60–64 65–69: 230 230 65–69 70–74: 95 95 70–74 75–79: 24 24 75–79 80+: 3 3 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 147 139 5–9 202 214 10–14 272 248 15–19 262 275 20–24 230 184 25–29 238 222 30–34 238 241 35–39 369 320 40–44 365 315 45–49 293 292 50–54 311 235 55–59 304 247 60–64 204 179 65–69 117 113 70–74 53 42 75–79 13 11 80+ 0 3

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 3,618 (52.4%) Female: 3,280 (47.6%) 6,898 total
Male
3,618 (52.4%)
Female
3,280 (47.6%)

The Bolivian community is nearly balanced (52% male) and is among the most settled communities on this site: 45% permanent residents plus 41% long-term residents — 86% hold settlement statuses.

Permanent resident: 1,471 (44.8%) Long-term resident: 1,347 (41.1%) Spouse of Japanese: 252 (7.7%) Spouse of PR: 167 (5.1%) Student: 17 (0.5%) Family stay / Dependent: 8 (0.2%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 5 (0.2%) Designated activities: 3 (0.1%) Religion: 2 (0.1%) High-skilled professional: 2 (0.1%) Cultural activities: 2 (0.1%) Professor: 1 (0.0%) Business manager: 1 (0.0%) Other: 2 (0.1%) Total female 3,280
3,280 female Bolivian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident1,471
Long-term resident1,347
Spouse of Japanese252
Spouse of PR167
Student17
Family stay / Dependent8
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services5
Designated activities3
Religion2
High-skilled professional2
Cultural activities2
Professor1
Business manager1
Other2
Permanent resident: 1,615 (44.6%) Long-term resident: 1,504 (41.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 280 (7.7%) Spouse of PR: 156 (4.3%) Student: 21 (0.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 20 (0.6%) Professor: 4 (0.1%) Designated activities: 4 (0.1%) Family stay / Dependent: 4 (0.1%) Entertainer: 4 (0.1%) Business manager: 3 (0.1%) High-skilled professional: 2 (0.1%) Religion: 1 (0.0%) Total male 3,618
3,618 male Bolivian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident1,615
Long-term resident1,504
Spouse of Japanese280
Spouse of PR156
Student21
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services20
Professor4
Designated activities4
Family stay / Dependent4
Entertainer4
Business manager3
High-skilled professional2
Religion1
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 3,280 Male 3,618

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 723 723 Tohoku Tohoku 518 518 Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 1,926 1,926 Kansai Kansai 3,189 3,189 Chugoku Chugoku 487 487 Shikoku Shikoku 245 245 Kyushu Kyushu 1,158 1,158
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Selected region
Kanto
11,830
57.6% of Japan total
Top Visa Categories
Prefectures
Tokyo
7,596
Kanagawa
1,948
Chiba
1,018
Saitama
763
Ibaraki
231
Tochigi
138
Gunma
136

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

2025 Resident Counts
Top 10
Aichi
Chubu
1,445
Mie
Kansai
1,171
Kanagawa
Kanto
868
Gunma
Kanto
658
Shiga
Kansai
403
Tochigi
Kanto
365
Shizuoka
Chubu
320
Saitama
Kanto
251
Chiba
Kanto
193
Osaka
Kansai
178
Bottom 10
Kumamoto
Kyushu
1
Tokushima
Shikoku
1
Tottori
Chugoku
1
Iwate
Tohoku
1
Aomori
Tohoku
1
Wakayama
Kansai
2
Miyazaki
Kyushu
2
Oita
Kyushu
3
Kagawa
Shikoku
3
Saga
Kyushu
3

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Bolivian residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Aichi
Chubu
+340
Mie
Kansai
+258
Gunma
Kanto
+191
Shiga
Kansai
+149
Kanagawa
Kanto
+125
Largest decrease
Yamanashi
Chubu
-10
Yamagata
Tohoku
-4
Miyazaki
Kyushu
-2
Kagawa
Shikoku
-1
Kumamoto
Kyushu
+0
0 500 1,000 1,500 2010 2015 2020 2025 Aichi Mie Kanagawa Gunma Shiga Tochigi Shizuoka Saitama

Fun Fact

Bolivia is home to Colonia Okinawa — a town founded by Okinawan emigrants in the 1950s. Their descendants returned under the 1990 Nikkei visa, which is why 86% of Bolivians in Japan hold settlement visas and cluster in Aichi and Mie's manufacturing belt.
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