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Ghanaian nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
3,541
Total Population of Ghana: ~34 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+76.6%
2,005 in 2015 → 3,541 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Permanent resident
1,313
Designated activities
382
Long-term resident
329
Engineer / Humanities
327
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The Average Ghanaian Migrant

Male profile

The average Ghanaian male in Japan is a permanent resident in his late thirties, living in Saitama.

Modal age35–39
Top visaPermanent resident (42.6%)
2nd visaDesignated activities (10.8%)
Population2,602 (73.5%)
Female profile

The average Ghanaian female in Japan is a permanent resident in her late thirties, living in Saitama.

Modal age35–39
Top visaPermanent resident (21.8%)
2nd visaFamily stay (21.8%)
Population939 (26.5%)

Population over time

Total Ghanaian residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
01,0002,0003,0004,00020062010201520202025
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: 1,313 1,313 Designated activities Designated activities: 382 382 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 329 329 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 327 327 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 324 324 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 239 239 Student Student: 236 236 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 201 201 Instructor Instructor: 104 104 Professor Professor: 20 20 Business manager Business manager: 13 13 Religion Religion: 9 9
0 500 1,000 1,500 Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 1,068 Permanent resident 2025: 1,313 1,068 1,313 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 192 Designated activities 2025: 382 192 382 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 167 Long-term resident 2025: 329 167 329 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 47 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 327 47 327 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 85 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 324 85 324 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 203 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 239 203 239 (2025) Student Student 2015: 108 Student 2025: 236 108 236 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 81 Spouse of PR 2025: 201 81 201 (2025) Instructor Instructor 2015: 16 Instructor 2025: 104 16 104 (2025) Professor Professor 2015: 6 Professor 2025: 20 6 20 (2025)
Where Ghana is heavier than rest of world Where Ghana is lighter (or absent) Permanent resident Ghanaian: 37.1% 37.1% Rest of world: 22.9% 22.9% Designated activities Ghanaian: 10.8% 10.8% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Long-term resident Ghanaian: 9.3% 9.3% Rest of world: 5.5% 5.5% Family stay / Dependent Ghanaian: 9.1% 9.1% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Spouse of Japanese Ghanaian: 6.7% 6.7% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Spouse of PR Ghanaian: 5.7% 5.7% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Instructor Ghanaian: 2.9% 2.9% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Professor Ghanaian: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2% Religion Ghanaian: 0.3% 0.3% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Entertainer Ghanaian: 0.3% 0.3% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Technical Intern Trainee Ghanaian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 11.1% 11.1% Specified Skilled Worker Ghanaian: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 9.5% 9.5% Special Permanent resident Ghanaian: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 6.5% 6.5% Student Ghanaian: 6.7% 6.7% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Ghanaian: 9.2% 9.2% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5% Skilled labour Ghanaian: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3% Business manager Ghanaian: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1% High-skilled professional Ghanaian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.8% 0.8%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Ghanaian residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 200 400 600 0–4: 161 161 0–4 5–9: 152 152 5–9 10–14: 115 115 10–14 15–19: 93 93 15–19 20–24: 100 100 20–24 25–29: 263 263 25–29 30–34: 412 412 30–34 35–39: 559 559 35–39 40–44: 394 394 40–44 45–49: 309 309 45–49 50–54: 287 287 50–54 55–59: 337 337 55–59 60–64: 242 242 60–64 65–69: 84 84 65–69 70–74: 28 28 70–74 75–79: 4 4 75–79 80+: 1 1 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 84 77 5–9 76 76 10–14 53 62 15–19 51 42 20–24 65 35 25–29 157 106 30–34 261 151 35–39 396 163 40–44 307 87 45–49 250 59 50–54 248 39 55–59 315 22 60–64 231 11 65–69 80 4 70–74 24 4 75–79 4 0 80+ 0 1

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 2,602 (73.5%) Female: 939 (26.5%) 3,541 total
Male
2,602 (73.5%)
Female
939 (26.5%)

The Ghanaian community leans male (73%) and is the continent's most settled: 37% hold permanent residency, with long-term and family statuses following.

Permanent resident: 205 (21.8%) Family stay / Dependent: 205 (21.8%) Spouse of PR: 128 (13.6%) Long-term resident: 125 (13.3%) Designated activities: 100 (10.6%) Student: 72 (7.7%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 51 (5.4%) Instructor: 25 (2.7%) Spouse of Japanese: 13 (1.4%) Skilled labour: 4 (0.4%) Professor: 3 (0.3%) Business manager: 2 (0.2%) Nursing care: 2 (0.2%) Other: 4 (0.4%) Total female 939
939 female Ghanaian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident205
Family stay / Dependent205
Spouse of PR128
Long-term resident125
Designated activities100
Student72
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services51
Instructor25
Spouse of Japanese13
Skilled labour4
Professor3
Business manager2
Nursing care2
Other4
Permanent resident: 1,108 (42.6%) Designated activities: 282 (10.8%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 276 (10.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 226 (8.7%) Long-term resident: 204 (7.8%) Student: 164 (6.3%) Family stay / Dependent: 119 (4.6%) Instructor: 79 (3.0%) Spouse of PR: 73 (2.8%) Professor: 17 (0.7%) Business manager: 11 (0.4%) Religion: 9 (0.3%) Entertainer: 9 (0.3%) Other: 25 (1.0%) Total male 2,602
2,602 male Ghanaian residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident1,108
Designated activities282
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services276
Spouse of Japanese226
Long-term resident204
Student164
Family stay / Dependent119
Instructor79
Spouse of PR73
Professor17
Business manager11
Religion9
Entertainer9
Other25
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 939 Male 2,602

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
801
Tokyo
Kanto
687
Kanagawa
Kanto
511
Chiba
Kanto
470
Osaka
Kansai
236
Aichi
Chubu
187
Ibaraki
Kanto
109
Hyogo
Kansai
57
Niigata
Chubu
40
Hiroshima
Chugoku
36
Bottom 10
Kagoshima
Kyushu
1
Ishikawa
Chubu
1
Saga
Kyushu
1
Iwate
Tohoku
1
Tottori
Chugoku
1
Aomori
Tohoku
1
Miyazaki
Kyushu
2
Kagawa
Shikoku
2
Wakayama
Kansai
2
Akita
Tohoku
2

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Ghanaian residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Saitama
Kanto
+398
Chiba
Kanto
+204
Kanagawa
Kanto
+182
Tokyo
Kanto
+177
Osaka
Kansai
+113
Largest decrease
Akita
Tohoku
-4
Kochi
Shikoku
-1
Ishikawa
Chubu
+0
Aomori
Tohoku
+0
Kagoshima
Kyushu
+1
0 250 500 750 1,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Saitama Tokyo Kanagawa Chiba Osaka Aichi Ibaraki Hyogo

Fun Fact

Ghana's community is Africa's second-largest in Japan and its most rooted — over a third are permanent residents, many with decades in the country, clustered like Nigeria's community around Saitama.
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