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Indonesians in Japan

Total residents (2025)
266,069
Total Population of Indonesia: ~280 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+641%
35,910 in 2015 → 266,069 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Technical Intern Trainee
124,967
Specified Skilled Worker
86,955
Engineer / Humanities
10,424
Designated activities
9,302
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The Average Indonesian Migrant

Male profile

The average Indonesian male in Japan is a technical intern trainee in his early twenties, living in Aichi.

Modal age20–24
Top visaTechnical Intern Trainee (52.8%)
2nd visaSpecified Skilled Worker (30.6%)
Population179,564 (67.5%)
Female profile

The average Indonesian female in Japan is a specified skilled worker in her early twenties, living in Aichi.

Modal age20–24
Top visaSpecified Skilled Worker (36.9%)
2nd visaTechnical Intern Trainee (34.9%)
Population86,505 (32.5%)

Population over time

Total Indonesian residents

Annual figures — explosive recent growth driven by trainees and skilled workers · hover for details
0100,000200,000300,00019641970198019902000201020202025
0 37,500 75,000 112,500 150,000 2000 2000 2008 2015 2024
Technical Intern Trainee Specified Skilled Worker Engineer / Humanities Permanent resident Student Others

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee: 124,967 124,967 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker: 86,955 86,955 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 10,424 10,424 Designated activities Designated activities: 9,302 9,302 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 8,384 8,384 Student Student: 7,927 7,927 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 7,293 7,293 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 2,983 2,983 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 2,781 2,781 Nursing care Nursing care: 1,946 1,946 Intra-company transferee Intra-company transferee: 969 969 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 610 610
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee 2015: 15,307 Technical Intern Trainee 2025: 124,967 15,307 124,967 (2025) Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker 2015: 0 Specified Skilled Worker 2025: 86,955 0 86,955 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 1,333 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 10,424 1,333 10,424 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 1,905 Designated activities 2025: 9,302 1,905 9,302 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 5,641 Permanent resident 2025: 8,384 5,641 8,384 (2025) Student Student 2015: 4,768 Student 2025: 7,927 4,768 7,927 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 2,037 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 7,293 2,037 7,293 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 1,860 Long-term resident 2025: 2,983 1,860 2,983 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 1,905 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 2,781 1,905 2,781 (2025) Nursing care Nursing care 2015: 0 Nursing care 2025: 1,946 0 1,946 (2025)
Where Indonesia is heavier than rest of world Where Indonesia is lighter (or absent) Technical Intern Trainee Indonesian: 47.0% 47.0% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Specified Skilled Worker Indonesian: 32.7% 32.7% Rest of world: 7.9% 7.9% Designated activities Indonesian: 3.5% 3.5% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Nursing care Indonesian: 0.7% 0.7% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Permanent resident Indonesian: 3.2% 3.2% Rest of world: 24.3% 24.3% Student Indonesian: 3.0% 3.0% Rest of world: 11.8% 11.8% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Indonesian: 3.9% 3.9% Rest of world: 12.1% 12.1% Special Permanent resident Indonesian: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 6.9% 6.9% Family stay / Dependent Indonesian: 2.7% 2.7% Rest of world: 9.0% 9.0% Long-term resident Indonesian: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 5.8% 5.8% Spouse of Japanese Indonesian: 1.0% 1.0% Rest of world: 3.9% 3.9% Skilled labour Indonesian: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Indonesian residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 0–4: 2,836 2,836 0–4 5–9: 2,129 2,129 5–9 10–14: 1,117 1,117 10–14 15–19: 12,263 12.3k 15–19 20–24: 115,430 115.4k 20–24 25–29: 79,238 79.2k 25–29 30–34: 30,310 30.3k 30–34 35–39: 10,216 10.2k 35–39 40–44: 4,979 4,979 40–44 45–49: 3,477 3,477 45–49 50–54: 2,062 2,062 50–54 55–59: 1,111 1,111 55–59 60–64: 445 445 60–64 65–69: 232 232 65–69 70–74: 117 117 70–74 75–79: 68 68 75–79 80+: 39 39 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 1,471 1,365 5–9 1,098 1,031 10–14 544 573 15–19 7,683 4,580 20–24 76.3k 39.1k 25–29 55.6k 23.6k 30–34 22.4k 7,888 35–39 7,393 2,823 40–44 3,138 1,841 45–49 1,896 1,581 50–54 1,091 971 55–59 558 553 60–64 176 269 65–69 72 160 70–74 28 89 75–79 14 54 80+ 9 30

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 179,564 (67.5%) Female: 86,505 (32.5%) 266,069 total
Male
179,564 (67.5%)
Female
86,505 (32.5%)

The Indonesian community is young and male-majority (67%), largely composed of technical interns and skilled workers in their 20s. It is one of Japan's newest and fastest-growing communities, with very few older or permanent residents so far.

Specified Skilled Worker: 31,952 (36.9%) Technical Intern Trainee: 30,194 (34.9%) Family stay / Dependent: 4,707 (5.4%) Permanent resident: 4,566 (5.3%) Designated activities: 3,425 (4.0%) Student: 3,292 (3.8%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 2,883 (3.3%) Spouse of Japanese: 1,848 (2.1%) Long-term resident: 1,459 (1.7%) Nursing care: 1,115 (1.3%) Spouse of PR: 391 (0.5%) Intra-company transferee: 184 (0.2%) Medical: 124 (0.1%) Other: 365 (0.4%) Total female 86,505
86,505 female Indonesian residents — by status of residence
Specified Skilled Worker31,952
Technical Intern Trainee30,194
Family stay / Dependent4,707
Permanent resident4,566
Designated activities3,425
Student3,292
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services2,883
Spouse of Japanese1,848
Long-term resident1,459
Nursing care1,115
Spouse of PR391
Intra-company transferee184
Medical124
Other365
Technical Intern Trainee: 94,773 (52.8%) Specified Skilled Worker: 55,003 (30.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 7,541 (4.2%) Designated activities: 5,877 (3.3%) Student: 4,635 (2.6%) Permanent resident: 3,818 (2.1%) Family stay / Dependent: 2,586 (1.4%) Long-term resident: 1,524 (0.8%) Spouse of Japanese: 933 (0.5%) Nursing care: 831 (0.5%) Intra-company transferee: 785 (0.4%) Skilled labour: 297 (0.2%) High-skilled professional: 227 (0.1%) Other: 734 (0.4%) Total male 179,564
179,564 male Indonesian residents — by status of residence
Technical Intern Trainee94,773
Specified Skilled Worker55,003
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services7,541
Designated activities5,877
Student4,635
Permanent resident3,818
Family stay / Dependent2,586
Long-term resident1,524
Spouse of Japanese933
Nursing care831
Intra-company transferee785
Skilled labour297
High-skilled professional227
Other734
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 86,505 Male 179,564

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 4.8% 4.8% Tohoku Tohoku 4.0% 4.0% Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 20.5% 20.5% Kansai Kansai 14.8% 14.8% Chugoku Chugoku 6.4% 6.4% Shikoku Shikoku 3.7% 3.7% Kyushu Kyushu 11.5% 11.5%
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Selected region
Kanto
32.4%
74,810 residents
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Prefectures
Tokyo
14,439
Saitama
12,652
Chiba
12,229
Kanagawa
12,216
Ibaraki
11,381
Gunma
7,389
Tochigi
4,504

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

Share of all Indonesian residents in Japan (2025)
Top 10
Aichi
Chubu
8.0%
Tokyo
Kanto
6.1%
Osaka
Kansai
5.7%
Saitama
Kanto
5.4%
Kanagawa
Kanto
5.4%
Chiba
Kanto
5.3%
Ibaraki
Kanto
4.9%
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
4.7%
Fukuoka
Kyushu
3.6%
Shizuoka
Chubu
3.6%
Bottom 10
Akita
Tohoku
0.3%
Tottori
Chugoku
0.3%
Shimane
Chugoku
0.3%
Yamagata
Tohoku
0.3%
Wakayama
Kansai
0.5%
Yamanashi
Chubu
0.5%
Tokushima
Shikoku
0.5%
Kochi
Shikoku
0.5%
Aomori
Tohoku
0.6%
Nara
Kansai
0.6%

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Percentage change in Indonesian residents over the past decade · hover a row for real numbers
Fastest growth
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
+4310%
Kagoshima
Kyushu
+3685%
Kumamoto
Kyushu
+2117%
Toyama
Chubu
+1330%
Fukushima
Tohoku
+1203%
Slowest growth
Shizuoka
Chubu
+323%
Ibaraki
Kanto
+362%
Tokyo
Kanto
+377%
Aichi
Chubu
+412%
Ishikawa
Chubu
+452%
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Aichi Tokyo Osaka Saitama Kanagawa Chiba Ibaraki Hokkaido

Fun Fact

Indonesia is one of Japan's fastest-growing communities — up +641% in a decade. It is also among the youngest: nearly half of all Indonesian residents are in their 20s.
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