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Nepalese in Japan

Total residents (2025)
300,992
Total Population of Nepal: ~30 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+450%
54,775 in 2015 → 300,992 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Student
116,151
Family stay
72,978
Engineer / Humanities
48,813
Skilled labour
23,823
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The Average Nepalese Migrant

Male profile

The average Nepalese male in Japan is a student in his early twenties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age20–24
Top visaStudent (35.5%)
2nd visaEngineer / Humanities (21.1%)
Population157,746 (52.4%)
Female profile

The average Nepalese female in Japan is a student in her early twenties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age20–24
Top visaStudent (42.0%)
2nd visaFamily stay (33.9%)
Population143,246 (47.6%)

Population over time

Total Nepalese residents

Annual figures, 1990–2025 — hover the line for details
0100,000200,000300,000400,00019641970198019902000201020202025
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 250,000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2024
Technical Intern Trainee Student Specified Skilled Worker Long-term resident Permanent resident Others

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Student Student: 116,151 116,151 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 72,978 72,978 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 48,813 48,813 Skilled labour Skilled labour: 23,823 23,823 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker: 12,387 12,387 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 9,908 9,908 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee: 4,477 4,477 Business manager Business manager: 3,158 3,158 Nursing care Nursing care: 2,040 2,040 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 1,899 1,899 Designated activities Designated activities: 1,835 1,835 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 1,834 1,834
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Student Student 2015: 20,278 Student 2025: 116,151 20,278 116,151 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 12,896 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 72,978 12,896 72,978 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 2,046 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 48,813 2,046 48,813 (2025) Skilled labour Skilled labour 2015: 10,134 Skilled labour 2025: 23,823 10,134 23,823 (2025) Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker 2015: 0 Specified Skilled Worker 2025: 12,387 0 12,387 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 3,372 Permanent resident 2025: 9,908 3,372 9,908 (2025) Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee 2015: 247 Technical Intern Trainee 2025: 4,477 247 4,477 (2025) Business manager Business manager 2015: 865 Business manager 2025: 3,158 865 3,158 (2025) Nursing care Nursing care 2015: 0 Nursing care 2025: 2,040 0 2,040 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 633 Long-term resident 2025: 1,899 633 1,899 (2025)
Where Nepal is heavier than rest of world Where Nepal is lighter (or absent) Student Nepalese: 38.6% 38.6% Rest of world: 9.1% 9.1% Family stay / Dependent Nepalese: 24.2% 24.2% Rest of world: 7.3% 7.3% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Nepalese: 16.2% 16.2% Rest of world: 11.2% 11.2% Skilled labour Nepalese: 7.9% 7.9% Rest of world: 0.8% 0.8% Nursing care Nepalese: 0.7% 0.7% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Permanent resident Nepalese: 3.3% 3.3% Rest of world: 24.5% 24.5% Technical Intern Trainee Nepalese: 1.5% 1.5% Rest of world: 11.8% 11.8% Special Permanent resident Nepalese: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 7.0% 7.0% Specified Skilled Worker Nepalese: 4.1% 4.1% Rest of world: 9.9% 9.9% Long-term resident Nepalese: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 5.9% 5.9% Spouse of Japanese Nepalese: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 4.0% 4.0% Designated activities Nepalese: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 3.2% 3.2% Spouse of PR Nepalese: 0.5% 0.5% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Nepalese residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 0–4: 13,454 13.5k 0–4 5–9: 6,312 6,312 5–9 10–14: 5,280 5,280 10–14 15–19: 12,989 13k 15–19 20–24: 89,715 89.7k 20–24 25–29: 71,307 71.3k 25–29 30–34: 45,879 45.9k 30–34 35–39: 27,709 27.7k 35–39 40–44: 15,132 15.1k 40–44 45–49: 7,864 7,864 45–49 50–54: 3,359 3,359 50–54 55–59: 1,403 1,403 55–59 60–64: 414 414 60–64 65–69: 124 124 65–69 70–74: 33 33 70–74 75–79: 12 12 75–79 80+: 6 6 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 6,958 6,496 5–9 3,393 2,919 10–14 2,908 2,372 15–19 5,928 7,061 20–24 41.5k 48.2k 25–29 35.1k 36.2k 30–34 25.6k 20.3k 35–39 17k 10.7k 40–44 9,964 5,168 45–49 5,473 2,391 50–54 2,419 940 55–59 1,099 304 60–64 320 94 65–69 92 32 70–74 22 11 75–79 7 5 80+ 2 4

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 157,746 (52.4%) Female: 143,246 (47.6%) 300,992 total
Male
157,746 (52.4%)
Female
143,246 (47.6%)

Nepal's resident population in Japan leans slightly male, reflecting the dominance of labour migration (Technical Intern Trainees and Specified Skilled Workers) which is primarily male. Women come predominantly as students and family members.

Student: 60,118 (42.0%) Family stay / Dependent: 48,509 (33.9%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 15,472 (10.8%) Specified Skilled Worker: 6,072 (4.2%) Permanent resident: 4,208 (2.9%) Skilled labour: 1,694 (1.2%) Nursing care: 1,608 (1.1%) Technical Intern Trainee: 1,383 (1.0%) Spouse of Japanese: 1,089 (0.8%) Spouse of PR: 1,015 (0.7%) Long-term resident: 901 (0.6%) Designated activities: 560 (0.4%) Business manager: 547 (0.4%) Other: 70 (0.0%) Total female 143,246
143,246 female Nepalese residents — by status of residence
Student60,118
Family stay / Dependent48,509
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services15,472
Specified Skilled Worker6,072
Permanent resident4,208
Skilled labour1,694
Nursing care1,608
Technical Intern Trainee1,383
Spouse of Japanese1,089
Spouse of PR1,015
Long-term resident901
Designated activities560
Business manager547
Other70
Student: 56,033 (35.5%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 33,341 (21.1%) Family stay / Dependent: 24,469 (15.5%) Skilled labour: 22,129 (14.0%) Specified Skilled Worker: 6,315 (4.0%) Permanent resident: 5,700 (3.6%) Technical Intern Trainee: 3,094 (2.0%) Business manager: 2,611 (1.7%) Designated activities: 1,275 (0.8%) Long-term resident: 998 (0.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 745 (0.5%) Nursing care: 432 (0.3%) Spouse of PR: 407 (0.3%) Other: 197 (0.1%) Total male 157,746
157,746 male Nepalese residents — by status of residence
Student56,033
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services33,341
Family stay / Dependent24,469
Skilled labour22,129
Specified Skilled Worker6,315
Permanent resident5,700
Technical Intern Trainee3,094
Business manager2,611
Designated activities1,275
Long-term resident998
Spouse of Japanese745
Nursing care432
Spouse of PR407
Other197
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 143,246 Male 157,746

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 1.8% 1.8% Tohoku Tohoku 3.4% 3.4% Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 19.0% 19.0% Kansai Kansai 11.8% 11.8% Chugoku Chugoku 2.5% 2.5% Shikoku Shikoku 0.9% 0.9% Kyushu Kyushu 6.4% 6.4%
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Selected region
Kanto
53.3%
145,500 residents
Top Visa Categories
Prefectures
Tokyo
52,000
Saitama
38,000
Aichi
28,000
Kanagawa
26,000
Chiba
18,000

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

2025 Resident Counts (% of Nepal total)
Top 10
Tokyo
Kanto
21.2%
Osaka
Kansai
9.2%
Chiba
Kanto
8.8%
Aichi
Chubu
7.8%
Fukuoka
Kyushu
7.3%
Saitama
Kanto
6.9%
Kanagawa
Kanto
6.5%
Hyogo
Kansai
3.8%
Shizuoka
Chubu
2.5%
Gunma
Kanto
2.4%
Bottom 10
Kochi
Shikoku
0.1%
Akita
Tohoku
0.1%
Tottori
Chugoku
0.1%
Aomori
Tohoku
0.1%
Yamagata
Tohoku
0.1%
Shimane
Chugoku
0.1%
Tokushima
Shikoku
0.1%
Iwate
Tohoku
0.2%
Toyama
Chubu
0.2%
Fukui
Chubu
0.2%

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Percentage change in Nepalese residents over the past decade · hover a row for real numbers
Fastest growth
Wakayama
Kansai
+2014%
Kyoto
Kansai
+1961%
Shimane
Chugoku
+1790%
Osaka
Kansai
+1672%
Hiroshima
Chugoku
+1549%
Slowest growth
Tochigi
Kanto
+139%
Kagawa
Shikoku
+184%
Aomori
Tohoku
+201%
Tokyo
Kanto
+238%
Miyagi
Tohoku
+276%
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tokyo Osaka Chiba Aichi Fukuoka Saitama Kanagawa Hyogo

Fun Fact

Nepal has 8 of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 metres — yet Nepalese residents can now be found in all 47 prefectures of Japan, from snowy Hokkaido to subtropical Okinawa.
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