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Colombian nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
2,848
Total Population of Colombia: ~52 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+25.6%
2,268 in 2015 → 2,848 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Permanent resident
1,384
Long-term resident
422
Spouse of Japanese
365
Student
174
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The Average Colombian Migrant

Male profile

The average Colombian male in Japan is a permanent resident in his early thirties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age30–34
Top visaPermanent resident (38.6%)
2nd visaSpouse of Japanese (15.7%)
Population1,209 (42.5%)
Female profile

The average Colombian female in Japan is a permanent resident in her late fifties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age55–59
Top visaPermanent resident (55.9%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (16.6%)
Population1,639 (57.5%)

Population over time

Total Colombian residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020062010201520202025
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
0 500 1,000 1,500 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 1,384 1,384 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 422 422 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 365 365 Student Student: 174 174 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 148 148 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 100 100 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 66 66 Entertainer Entertainer: 63 63 Designated activities Designated activities: 32 32 High-skilled professional High-skilled professional: 19 19 Professor Professor: 17 17 Cultural activities Cultural activities: 15 15
0 500 1,000 1,500 Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 1,177 Permanent resident 2025: 1,384 1,177 1,384 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 473 473 422 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 291 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 365 291 365 (2025) Student Student 2015: 97 Student 2025: 174 97 174 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 39 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 148 39 148 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 85 Spouse of PR 2025: 100 85 100 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 26 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 66 26 66 (2025) Entertainer Entertainer 2015: 10 Entertainer 2025: 63 10 63 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 15 Designated activities 2025: 32 15 32 (2025) High-skilled professional High-skilled professional 2015: 0 High-skilled professional 2025: 19 0 19 (2025)
Where Colombia is heavier than rest of world Where Colombia is lighter (or absent) Permanent resident Colombian: 48.6% 48.6% Rest of world: 22.9% 22.9% Long-term resident Colombian: 14.8% 14.8% Rest of world: 5.5% 5.5% Spouse of Japanese Colombian: 12.8% 12.8% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Spouse of PR Colombian: 3.5% 3.5% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Entertainer Colombian: 2.2% 2.2% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Professor Colombian: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2% Cultural activities Colombian: 0.5% 0.5% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Artist Colombian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 0.0% 0.0% Religion Colombian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Specified Skilled Worker Colombian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 9.5% 9.5% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Colombian: 5.2% 5.2% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5% Family stay / Dependent Colombian: 2.3% 2.3% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Student Colombian: 6.1% 6.1% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Designated activities Colombian: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Skilled labour Colombian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3% Business manager Colombian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1% Nursing care Colombian: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Colombian residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 100 200 300 400 0–4: 35 35 0–4 5–9: 77 77 5–9 10–14: 82 82 10–14 15–19: 110 110 15–19 20–24: 163 163 20–24 25–29: 244 244 25–29 30–34: 325 325 30–34 35–39: 282 282 35–39 40–44: 297 297 40–44 45–49: 249 249 45–49 50–54: 285 285 50–54 55–59: 294 294 55–59 60–64: 198 198 60–64 65–69: 130 130 65–69 70–74: 44 44 70–74 75–79: 22 22 75–79 80+: 11 11 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 16 19 5–9 34 43 10–14 39 43 15–19 50 60 20–24 90 73 25–29 119 125 30–34 210 115 35–39 182 100 40–44 162 135 45–49 94 155 50–54 75 210 55–59 64 230 60–64 41 157 65–69 19 111 70–74 8 36 75–79 3 19 80+ 3 8

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 1,209 (42.5%) Female: 1,639 (57.5%) 2,848 total
Male
1,209 (42.5%)
Female
1,639 (57.5%)

The Colombian community is majority female (58%) and deeply settled: 49% hold permanent residency — the marriage-and-family migration of the 1990s matured into today's rooted community.

Permanent resident: 917 (55.9%) Long-term resident: 272 (16.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 175 (10.7%) Student: 69 (4.2%) Spouse of PR: 54 (3.3%) Family stay / Dependent: 47 (2.9%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 41 (2.5%) Entertainer: 22 (1.3%) Designated activities: 14 (0.9%) Cultural activities: 6 (0.4%) High-skilled professional: 5 (0.3%) Professor: 5 (0.3%) Instructor: 4 (0.2%) Other: 8 (0.5%) Total female 1,639
1,639 female Colombian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident917
Long-term resident272
Spouse of Japanese175
Student69
Spouse of PR54
Family stay / Dependent47
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services41
Entertainer22
Designated activities14
Cultural activities6
High-skilled professional5
Professor5
Instructor4
Other8
Permanent resident: 467 (38.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 190 (15.7%) Long-term resident: 150 (12.4%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 107 (8.9%) Student: 105 (8.7%) Spouse of PR: 46 (3.8%) Entertainer: 41 (3.4%) Family stay / Dependent: 19 (1.6%) Designated activities: 18 (1.5%) High-skilled professional: 14 (1.2%) Professor: 12 (1.0%) Cultural activities: 9 (0.7%) Skilled labour: 7 (0.6%) Other: 24 (2.0%) Total male 1,209
1,209 male Colombian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident467
Spouse of Japanese190
Long-term resident150
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services107
Student105
Spouse of PR46
Entertainer41
Family stay / Dependent19
Designated activities18
High-skilled professional14
Professor12
Cultural activities9
Skilled labour7
Other24
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 1,639 Male 1,209

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
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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
Tokyo
Kanto
641
Kanagawa
Kanto
347
Aichi
Chubu
296
Chiba
Kanto
282
Shizuoka
Chubu
214
Saitama
Kanto
206
Osaka
Kansai
155
Ibaraki
Kanto
88
Gunma
Kanto
62
Hyogo
Kansai
55
Bottom 10
Akita
Tohoku
1
Kochi
Shikoku
1
Nagasaki
Kyushu
2
Yamagata
Tohoku
2
Toyama
Chubu
3
Kumamoto
Kyushu
3
Shimane
Chugoku
3
Kagoshima
Kyushu
3
Ehime
Shikoku
4
Tokushima
Shikoku
4

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Colombian residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Tokyo
Kanto
+119
Chiba
Kanto
+46
Kanagawa
Kanto
+46
Osaka
Kansai
+46
Wakayama
Kansai
+39
Largest decrease
Shiga
Kansai
-6
Nagasaki
Kyushu
-3
Ishikawa
Chubu
-2
Kagawa
Shikoku
-1
Tochigi
Kanto
-1
0 200 400 600 800 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tokyo Kanagawa Aichi Chiba Shizuoka Saitama Osaka Ibaraki

Fun Fact

Six in ten Colombian residents are women and half hold PR — among Latin American communities, Colombia's is the most female and one of the most settled, concentrated around Tokyo and Kanagawa.
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