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Paraguayan nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
2,288
Total Population of Paraguay: ~7 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+21.7%
1,880 in 2015 → 2,288 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Permanent resident
1,080
Long-term resident
684
Spouse of Japanese
414
Spouse of permanent resident
43
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The Average Paraguayan Migrant

Male profile

The average Paraguayan male in Japan is a permanent resident in his early forties, living in Aichi.

Modal age40–44
Top visaPermanent resident (47.2%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (29.7%)
Population1,180 (51.6%)
Female profile

The average Paraguayan female in Japan is a permanent resident in her early forties, living in Aichi.

Modal age40–44
Top visaPermanent resident (47.2%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (30.1%)
Population1,108 (48.4%)

Population over time

Total Paraguayan 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: 1,080 1,080 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 684 684 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 414 414 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 43 43 Student Student: 26 26 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 18 18 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 8 8 Entertainer Entertainer: 4 4 Skilled labour Skilled labour: 3 3 Business manager Business manager: 3 3 Professor Professor: 2 2 Researcher Researcher: 1 1
0 500 1,000 1,500 Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 899 Permanent resident 2025: 1,080 899 1,080 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 452 Long-term resident 2025: 684 452 684 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 450 450 414 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 30 Spouse of PR 2025: 43 30 43 (2025) Student Student 2015: 25 Student 2025: 26 25 26 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 2 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 18 2 18 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 5 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 8 5 8 (2025) Entertainer Entertainer 2015: 2 Entertainer 2025: 4 2 4 (2025) Skilled labour Skilled labour 2015: 1 Skilled labour 2025: 3 1 3 (2025) Business manager Business manager 2015: 0 Business manager 2025: 3 0 3 (2025)
Where Paraguay is heavier than rest of world Where Paraguay is lighter (or absent) Permanent resident Paraguayan: 47.2% 47.2% Rest of world: 22.9% 22.9% Long-term resident Paraguayan: 29.9% 29.9% Rest of world: 5.5% 5.5% Spouse of Japanese Paraguayan: 18.1% 18.1% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Spouse of PR Paraguayan: 1.9% 1.9% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Entertainer Paraguayan: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Paraguayan: 0.8% 0.8% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5% Student Paraguayan: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Specified Skilled Worker Paraguayan: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 9.5% 9.5% Family stay / Dependent Paraguayan: 0.3% 0.3% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Skilled labour Paraguayan: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3% Business manager Paraguayan: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1% Professor Paraguayan: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Paraguayan residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 100 200 300 400 0–4: 63 63 0–4 5–9: 85 85 5–9 10–14: 103 103 10–14 15–19: 96 96 15–19 20–24: 124 124 20–24 25–29: 191 191 25–29 30–34: 220 220 30–34 35–39: 254 254 35–39 40–44: 315 315 40–44 45–49: 250 250 45–49 50–54: 170 170 50–54 55–59: 148 148 55–59 60–64: 156 156 60–64 65–69: 80 80 65–69 70–74: 25 25 70–74 75–79: 6 6 75–79 80+: 2 2 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 30 33 5–9 46 39 10–14 53 50 15–19 48 48 20–24 60 64 25–29 95 96 30–34 116 104 35–39 123 131 40–44 174 141 45–49 142 108 50–54 91 79 55–59 75 73 60–64 78 78 65–69 35 45 70–74 12 13 75–79 2 4 80+ 0 2

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 1,180 (51.6%) Female: 1,108 (48.4%) 2,288 total
Male
1,180 (51.6%)
Female
1,108 (48.4%)

The Paraguayan community is nearly balanced (52% male) and overwhelmingly settled: permanent residents (47%) and long-term residents (30%) make up more than three quarters.

Permanent resident: 523 (47.2%) Long-term resident: 334 (30.1%) Spouse of Japanese: 196 (17.7%) Spouse of PR: 24 (2.2%) Student: 14 (1.3%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 6 (0.5%) Family stay / Dependent: 5 (0.5%) Entertainer: 3 (0.3%) Business manager: 1 (0.1%) Specified Skilled Worker: 1 (0.1%) Professor: 1 (0.1%) Total female 1,108
1,108 female Paraguayan residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident523
Long-term resident334
Spouse of Japanese196
Spouse of PR24
Student14
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services6
Family stay / Dependent5
Entertainer3
Business manager1
Specified Skilled Worker1
Professor1
Permanent resident: 557 (47.2%) Long-term resident: 350 (29.7%) Spouse of Japanese: 218 (18.5%) Spouse of PR: 19 (1.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 12 (1.0%) Student: 12 (1.0%) Skilled labour: 3 (0.3%) Family stay / Dependent: 3 (0.3%) Business manager: 2 (0.2%) Professor: 1 (0.1%) Researcher: 1 (0.1%) Trainee: 1 (0.1%) Entertainer: 1 (0.1%) Total male 1,180
1,180 male Paraguayan residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident557
Long-term resident350
Spouse of Japanese218
Spouse of PR19
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services12
Student12
Skilled labour3
Family stay / Dependent3
Business manager2
Professor1
Researcher1
Trainee1
Entertainer1
0 500 1,000 1,500 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 1,108 Male 1,180

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
Aichi
Chubu
397
Kanagawa
Kanto
288
Gunma
Kanto
250
Saitama
Kanto
228
Shizuoka
Chubu
228
Nagano
Chubu
145
Toyama
Chubu
133
Tochigi
Kanto
85
Tokyo
Kanto
83
Chiba
Kanto
70
Bottom 10
Kochi
Shikoku
1
Niigata
Chubu
1
Kagawa
Shikoku
1
Nara
Kansai
1
Tottori
Chugoku
1
Fukui
Chubu
2
Ehime
Shikoku
2
Shimane
Chugoku
3
Yamagata
Tohoku
3
Oita
Kyushu
3

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Paraguayan residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Aichi
Chubu
+105
Gunma
Kanto
+76
Kanagawa
Kanto
+48
Nagano
Chubu
+46
Toyama
Chubu
+23
Largest decrease
Chiba
Kanto
-13
Tochigi
Kanto
-9
Ehime
Shikoku
-8
Okayama
Chugoku
-5
Kagoshima
Kyushu
-4
0 100 200 300 400 2010 2015 2020 2025 Aichi Kanagawa Gunma Saitama Shizuoka Nagano Toyama Tochigi

Fun Fact

Paraguay hosts one of South America's great Japanese colonies — La Colmena, founded 1936 — and the return flow under the Nikkei visa is why over 75% of Paraguayans in Japan hold settlement statuses, working Aichi's factory belt.
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