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Cameroonian nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
1,882
Total Population of Cameroon: ~29 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+297.9%
473 in 2015 → 1,882 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Designated activities
442
Engineer / Humanities
382
Family stay
281
Student
223
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The Average Cameroonian Migrant

Male profile

The average Cameroonian male in Japan is a designated-activities resident in his early thirties, living in Saitama.

Modal age30–34
Top visaDesignated activities (22.7%)
2nd visaEngineer / Humanities (22.2%)
Population1,198 (63.7%)
Female profile

The average Cameroonian female in Japan is a designated-activities resident in her early thirties, living in Saitama.

Modal age30–34
Top visaDesignated activities (24.9%)
2nd visaFamily stay (24.0%)
Population684 (36.3%)

Population over time

Total Cameroonian residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
05001,0001,5002,00020062010201520202025
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
0 200 400 600 Designated activities Designated activities: 442 442 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 382 382 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 281 281 Student Student: 223 223 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 145 145 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 139 139 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 93 93 Instructor Instructor: 71 71 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 44 44 Business manager Business manager: 21 21 Professor Professor: 9 9 High-skilled professional High-skilled professional: 8 8
0 200 400 600 Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 170 Designated activities 2025: 442 170 442 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 30 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 382 30 382 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 41 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 281 41 281 (2025) Student Student 2015: 36 Student 2025: 223 36 223 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 71 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 145 71 145 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 72 Permanent resident 2025: 139 72 139 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 11 Long-term resident 2025: 93 11 93 (2025) Instructor Instructor 2015: 12 Instructor 2025: 71 12 71 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 15 Spouse of PR 2025: 44 15 44 (2025) Business manager Business manager 2015: 4 Business manager 2025: 21 4 21 (2025)
Where Cameroon is heavier than rest of world Where Cameroon is lighter (or absent) Designated activities Cameroonian: 23.5% 23.5% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Cameroonian: 20.3% 20.3% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5% Family stay / Dependent Cameroonian: 14.9% 14.9% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Student Cameroonian: 11.8% 11.8% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Spouse of Japanese Cameroonian: 7.7% 7.7% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Instructor Cameroonian: 3.8% 3.8% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Spouse of PR Cameroonian: 2.3% 2.3% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Professor Cameroonian: 0.5% 0.5% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2% Cultural activities Cameroonian: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Entertainer Cameroonian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Religion Cameroonian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Permanent resident Cameroonian: 7.4% 7.4% Rest of world: 23.0% 23.0% Specified Skilled Worker Cameroonian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 9.5% 9.5% Skilled labour Cameroonian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3% Long-term resident Cameroonian: 4.9% 4.9% Rest of world: 5.5% 5.5% Intra-company transferee Cameroonian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.5% 0.5% High-skilled professional Cameroonian: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 0.8% 0.8% Nursing care Cameroonian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Business manager Cameroonian: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Cameroonian residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 100 200 300 400 0–4: 150 150 0–4 5–9: 78 78 5–9 10–14: 44 44 10–14 15–19: 40 40 15–19 20–24: 131 131 20–24 25–29: 262 262 25–29 30–34: 363 363 30–34 35–39: 347 347 35–39 40–44: 227 227 40–44 45–49: 135 135 45–49 50–54: 66 66 50–54 55–59: 21 21 55–59 60–64: 8 8 60–64 65–69: 5 5 65–69 70–74: 5 5 70–74 75–79: 0 0 75–79 80+: 0 0 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 66 84 5–9 47 31 10–14 21 23 15–19 25 15 20–24 85 46 25–29 152 110 30–34 226 137 35–39 215 132 40–44 165 62 45–49 112 23 50–54 57 9 55–59 15 6 60–64 6 2 65–69 3 2 70–74 3 2 75–79 0 0 80+ 0 0

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 1,198 (63.7%) Female: 684 (36.3%) 1,882 total
Male
1,198 (63.7%)
Female
684 (36.3%)

The Cameroonian community leans male (64%), with Designated Activities (23%), professionals (20%) and families (15%) leading a young, fast-changing visa mix.

Designated activities: 170 (24.9%) Family stay / Dependent: 164 (24.0%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 116 (17.0%) Student: 66 (9.6%) Long-term resident: 45 (6.6%) Instructor: 42 (6.1%) Permanent resident: 31 (4.5%) Spouse of PR: 29 (4.2%) Spouse of Japanese: 8 (1.2%) Professor: 4 (0.6%) Skilled labour: 3 (0.4%) Business manager: 2 (0.3%) Cultural activities: 2 (0.3%) Other: 2 (0.3%) Total female 684
684 female Cameroonian residents — by status of residence
Designated activities170
Family stay / Dependent164
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services116
Student66
Long-term resident45
Instructor42
Permanent resident31
Spouse of PR29
Spouse of Japanese8
Professor4
Skilled labour3
Business manager2
Cultural activities2
Other2
Designated activities: 272 (22.7%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 266 (22.2%) Student: 157 (13.1%) Spouse of Japanese: 137 (11.4%) Family stay / Dependent: 117 (9.8%) Permanent resident: 108 (9.0%) Long-term resident: 48 (4.0%) Instructor: 29 (2.4%) Business manager: 19 (1.6%) Spouse of PR: 15 (1.3%) High-skilled professional: 8 (0.7%) Cultural activities: 6 (0.5%) Professor: 5 (0.4%) Other: 11 (0.9%) Total male 1,198
1,198 male Cameroonian residents — by status of residence
Designated activities272
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services266
Student157
Spouse of Japanese137
Family stay / Dependent117
Permanent resident108
Long-term resident48
Instructor29
Business manager19
Spouse of PR15
High-skilled professional8
Cultural activities6
Professor5
Other11
0 500 1,000 1,500 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 684 Male 1,198

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
Saitama
Kanto
692
Tokyo
Kanto
293
Chiba
Kanto
253
Kanagawa
Kanto
114
Osaka
Kansai
89
Ibaraki
Kanto
76
Hyogo
Kansai
45
Aichi
Chubu
38
Tochigi
Kanto
35
Gunma
Kanto
32
Bottom 10
Nagasaki
Kyushu
1
Kochi
Shikoku
1
Ishikawa
Chubu
1
Kagoshima
Kyushu
1
Miyazaki
Kyushu
1
Yamaguchi
Chugoku
2
Mie
Kansai
2
Niigata
Chubu
3
Wakayama
Kansai
3
Miyagi
Tohoku
3

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Cameroonian residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Saitama
Kanto
+572
Chiba
Kanto
+200
Tokyo
Kanto
+191
Kanagawa
Kanto
+84
Osaka
Kansai
+80
Largest decrease
Miyagi
Tohoku
-1
Nagasaki
Kyushu
+0
Kochi
Shikoku
+0
Mie
Kansai
+0
Ishikawa
Chubu
+1
0 200 400 600 800 2010 2015 2020 2025 Saitama Tokyo Chiba Kanagawa Osaka Ibaraki Hyogo Aichi

Fun Fact

Cameroon is one of Japan's fastest-growing African communities: 473 people in 2015 became 1,882 today — 4× in a decade — concentrated, like Nigeria's and Ghana's communities, in Saitama.
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