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Myanmar nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
182,567
Total Population of Myanmar: ~54 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+1,229%
13,737 in 2015 → 182,567 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Specified Skilled Worker
44,523
Designated activities
36,113
Student
35,732
Technical Intern Trainee
35,669
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The Average Myanmar Migrant

Male profile

The average Myanmar male in Japan is a designated-activities resident in his early twenties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age20–24
Top visaDesignated activities (28.1%)
2nd visaStudent (21.6%)
Population70,159 (38.4%)
Female profile

The average Myanmar female in Japan is a specified skilled worker in her late twenties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age25–29
Top visaSpecified Skilled Worker (31.8%)
2nd visaTechnical Intern Trainee (19.2%)
Population112,408 (61.6%)

Population over time

Total Myanmar residents

Annual figures — the fastest-growing top-10 community (trainees, skilled workers, students) · hover for details
050,000100,000150,000200,00019641970198019902000201020202025
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2008 2008 2015 2024
Technical Intern TraineeSpecified Skilled WorkerStudentDesignated activitiesEngineer / HumanitiesOthers

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker: 44,523 44,523 Designated activities Designated activities: 36,113 36,113 Student Student: 35,732 35,732 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee: 35,669 35,669 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 17,167 17,167 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 3,827 3,827 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 3,256 3,256 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 2,737 2,737 Nursing care Nursing care: 1,367 1,367 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 911 911 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 286 286 Intra-company transferee Intra-company transferee: 262 262
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker 2015: 0 Specified Skilled Worker 2025: 44,523 0 44,523 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 1,455 Designated activities 2025: 36,113 1,455 36,113 (2025) Student Student 2015: 3,473 Student 2025: 35,732 3,473 35,732 (2025) Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee 2015: 1,978 Technical Intern Trainee 2025: 35,669 1,978 35,669 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 1,422 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 17,167 1,422 17,167 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 527 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 3,827 527 3,827 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 1,694 Permanent resident 2025: 3,256 1,694 3,256 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 2,365 Long-term resident 2025: 2,737 2,365 2,737 (2025) Nursing care Nursing care 2015: 0 Nursing care 2025: 1,367 0 1,367 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 380 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 911 380 911 (2025)
Where Myanmar is heavier than rest of world Where Myanmar is lighter (or absent) Specified Skilled Worker Myanmar: 24.4% 24.4% Rest of world: 8.8% 8.8% Designated activities Myanmar: 19.8% 19.8% Rest of world: 2.3% 2.3% Student Myanmar: 19.6% 19.6% Rest of world: 10.9% 10.9% Technical Intern Trainee Myanmar: 19.5% 19.5% Rest of world: 10.7% 10.7% Nursing care Myanmar: 0.7% 0.7% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Permanent resident Myanmar: 1.8% 1.8% Rest of world: 23.9% 23.9% Family stay / Dependent Myanmar: 2.1% 2.1% Rest of world: 8.9% 8.9% Long-term resident Myanmar: 1.5% 1.5% Rest of world: 5.7% 5.7% Spouse of Japanese Myanmar: 0.5% 0.5% Rest of world: 3.9% 3.9% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Myanmar: 9.4% 9.4% Rest of world: 11.6% 11.6% Skilled labour Myanmar: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Spouse of PR Myanmar: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Business manager Myanmar: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.2% 1.2%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Myanmar residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 0–4: 1,556 1,556 0–4 5–9: 827 827 5–9 10–14: 610 610 10–14 15–19: 2,548 2,548 15–19 20–24: 65,870 65.9k 20–24 25–29: 63,096 63.1k 25–29 30–34: 30,813 30.8k 30–34 35–39: 9,523 9,523 35–39 40–44: 3,331 3,331 40–44 45–49: 1,355 1,355 45–49 50–54: 963 963 50–54 55–59: 839 839 55–59 60–64: 641 641 60–64 65–69: 335 335 65–69 70–74: 157 157 70–74 75–79: 66 66 75–79 80+: 37 37 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 822 734 5–9 430 397 10–14 329 281 15–19 1,127 1,421 20–24 25.3k 40.5k 25–29 21.9k 41.2k 30–34 12.6k 18.3k 35–39 4,192 5,331 40–44 1,425 1,906 45–49 583 772 50–54 473 490 55–59 454 385 60–64 303 338 65–69 140 195 70–74 61 96 75–79 24 42 80+ 17 20

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 70,159 (38.4%) Female: 112,408 (61.6%) 182,567 total
Male
70,159 (38.4%)
Female
112,408 (61.6%)

The Myanmar community is young and female-majority (60%), led by skilled and trainee workers and students. Many remain on 'designated activities' status following the 2021 coup — it is the fastest-growing of Japan's top-10 communities.

Specified Skilled Worker: 35,696 (31.8%) Technical Intern Trainee: 21,600 (19.2%) Student: 20,563 (18.3%) Designated activities: 16,405 (14.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 10,379 (9.2%) Family stay / Dependent: 2,064 (1.8%) Permanent resident: 1,767 (1.6%) Long-term resident: 1,283 (1.1%) Nursing care: 1,135 (1.0%) Spouse of Japanese: 740 (0.7%) Spouse of PR: 186 (0.2%) Intra-company transferee: 148 (0.1%) Skilled labour: 113 (0.1%) Other: 329 (0.3%) Total female 112,408
112,408 female Myanmar residents — by status of residence
Specified Skilled Worker35,696
Technical Intern Trainee21,600
Student20,563
Designated activities16,405
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services10,379
Family stay / Dependent2,064
Permanent resident1,767
Long-term resident1,283
Nursing care1,135
Spouse of Japanese740
Spouse of PR186
Intra-company transferee148
Skilled labour113
Other329
Designated activities: 19,708 (28.1%) Student: 15,169 (21.6%) Technical Intern Trainee: 14,069 (20.1%) Specified Skilled Worker: 8,827 (12.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 6,788 (9.7%) Family stay / Dependent: 1,763 (2.5%) Permanent resident: 1,489 (2.1%) Long-term resident: 1,454 (2.1%) Nursing care: 232 (0.3%) Spouse of Japanese: 171 (0.2%) Intra-company transferee: 114 (0.2%) Spouse of PR: 100 (0.1%) Business manager: 81 (0.1%) Other: 194 (0.3%) Total male 70,159
70,159 male Myanmar residents — by status of residence
Designated activities19,708
Student15,169
Technical Intern Trainee14,069
Specified Skilled Worker8,827
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services6,788
Family stay / Dependent1,763
Permanent resident1,489
Long-term resident1,454
Nursing care232
Spouse of Japanese171
Intra-company transferee114
Spouse of PR100
Business manager81
Other194
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 112,408 Male 70,159

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 3.5% 3.5% Tohoku Tohoku 3.4% 3.4% Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 14.7% 14.7% Kansai Kansai 16.8% 16.8% Chugoku Chugoku 4.1% 4.1% Shikoku Shikoku 2.3% 2.3% Kyushu Kyushu 10.6% 10.6%
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Selected region
Kanto
43.6%
69,978 residents
Top Visa Categories
Prefectures
Tokyo
35,585
Saitama
9,682
Kanagawa
8,078
Chiba
7,702
Gunma
3,836
Ibaraki
3,072
Tochigi
2,023

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

Share of all Myanmar residents in Japan (2025)
Top 10
Tokyo
Kanto
21.7%
Osaka
Kansai
7.6%
Saitama
Kanto
6.2%
Aichi
Chubu
5.4%
Kanagawa
Kanto
5.2%
Chiba
Kanto
4.7%
Hyogo
Kansai
4.0%
Fukuoka
Kyushu
3.6%
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
3.5%
Shizuoka
Chubu
3.0%
Bottom 10
Akita
Tohoku
0.2%
Kochi
Shikoku
0.3%
Tottori
Chugoku
0.3%
Shimane
Chugoku
0.4%
Tokushima
Shikoku
0.4%
Aomori
Tohoku
0.4%
Wakayama
Kansai
0.4%
Yamagata
Tohoku
0.4%
Iwate
Tohoku
0.5%
Yamanashi
Chubu
0.5%

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Percentage change in Myanmar residents over the past decade · hover a row for real numbers
Fastest growth
Aomori
Tohoku
+34350%
Yamanashi
Chubu
+24075%
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
+14107%
Kagoshima
Kyushu
+10565%
Wakayama
Kansai
+9112%
Slowest growth
Tokyo
Kanto
+452%
Tochigi
Kanto
+784%
Shizuoka
Chubu
+897%
Gunma
Kanto
+954%
Fukushima
Tohoku
+1008%
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tokyo Osaka Saitama Aichi Kanagawa Chiba Hyogo Fukuoka

Fun Fact

Myanmar is the fastest-growing top-10 community, up +1,229% in a decade. Tokyo's Takadanobaba is known as 'Little Yangon'.
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