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Filipinos in Japan

Total residents (2025)
356,579
Total Population of the Philippines: ~116 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+55.3%
229,595 in 2015 → 356,579 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Permanent resident
143,784
Long-term resident
63,937
Technical Intern Trainee
42,289
Specified Skilled Worker
35,862
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The Average Filipino Migrant

Male profile

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

Modal age30–34
Top visaTechnical Intern Trainee (23.1%)
2nd visaPermanent resident (20.7%)
Population127,351 (35.7%)
Female profile

The average Filipino female in Japan is a permanent resident in her late fifties, living in Aichi.

Modal age55–59
Top visaPermanent resident (51.2%)
2nd visaLong-term resident (17.3%)
Population229,228 (64.3%)

Population over time

Total Filipino residents

Annual figures — steady growth, with a dip after the 2005 entertainer-visa reforms · hover for details
0100,000200,000300,000400,00019641970198019902000201020202025
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 1995 2000 2008 2015 2020 2024
Permanent resident Long-term resident Spouse of Japanese Technical Intern Trainee Specified Skilled Worker Others

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 143,784 143,784 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 63,937 63,937 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee: 42,289 42,289 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker: 35,862 35,862 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 26,119 26,119 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 11,485 11,485 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 9,522 9,522 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 6,608 6,608 Designated activities Designated activities: 5,449 5,449 Instructor Instructor: 2,812 2,812 Student Student: 2,769 2,769 Intra-company transferee Intra-company transferee: 2,175 2,175
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 120,390 Permanent resident 2025: 143,784 120,390 143,784 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 45,680 Long-term resident 2025: 63,937 45,680 63,937 (2025) Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee 2015: 17,740 Technical Intern Trainee 2025: 42,289 17,740 42,289 (2025) Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker 2015: 0 Specified Skilled Worker 2025: 35,862 0 35,862 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 27,701 27,701 26,119 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 4,149 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 11,485 4,149 11,485 (2025) Spouse of PR Spouse of PR 2015: 4,546 Spouse of PR 2025: 9,522 4,546 9,522 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 2,533 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 6,608 2,533 6,608 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 2,542 Designated activities 2025: 5,449 2,542 5,449 (2025) Instructor Instructor 2015: 405 Instructor 2025: 2,812 405 2,812 (2025)
Where Philippines is heavier than rest of world Where Philippines is lighter (or absent) Permanent resident Filipino: 40.3% 40.3% Rest of world: 21.3% 21.3% Long-term resident Filipino: 17.9% 17.9% Rest of world: 4.3% 4.3% Technical Intern Trainee Filipino: 11.9% 11.9% Rest of world: 11.0% 11.0% Specified Skilled Worker Filipino: 10.1% 10.1% Rest of world: 9.4% 9.4% Spouse of Japanese Filipino: 7.3% 7.3% Rest of world: 3.4% 3.4% Spouse of PR Filipino: 2.7% 2.7% Rest of world: 1.2% 1.2% Instructor Filipino: 0.8% 0.8% Rest of world: 0.3% 0.3% Intra-company transferee Filipino: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 0.5% 0.5% Nursing care Filipino: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 0.4% 0.4% Religion Filipino: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Entertainer Filipino: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Trainee Filipino: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 0.0% 0.0% Student Filipino: 0.8% 0.8% Rest of world: 12.3% 12.3% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Filipino: 3.2% 3.2% Rest of world: 12.3% 12.3% Family stay / Dependent Filipino: 1.9% 1.9% Rest of world: 9.2% 9.2% Special Permanent resident Filipino: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 7.1% 7.1% Designated activities Filipino: 1.5% 1.5% Rest of world: 3.2% 3.2% Business manager Filipino: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 1.2% 1.2% Skilled labour Filipino: 0.3% 0.3% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% High-skilled professional Filipino: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 0.9% 0.9%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Filipino residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 0–4: 8,517 8,517 0–4 5–9: 9,806 9,806 5–9 10–14: 10,858 10.9k 10–14 15–19: 12,061 12.1k 15–19 20–24: 17,095 17.1k 20–24 25–29: 43,315 43.3k 25–29 30–34: 53,377 53.4k 30–34 35–39: 40,362 40.4k 35–39 40–44: 35,184 35.2k 40–44 45–49: 32,771 32.8k 45–49 50–54: 30,213 30.2k 50–54 55–59: 34,255 34.3k 55–59 60–64: 18,620 18.6k 60–64 65–69: 7,200 7,200 65–69 70–74: 2,218 2,218 70–74 75–79: 582 582 75–79 80+: 145 145 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 4,302 4,215 5–9 4,968 4,838 10–14 5,390 5,468 15–19 5,989 6,072 20–24 8,838 8,257 25–29 22.6k 20.7k 30–34 28.6k 24.8k 35–39 20.1k 20.3k 40–44 10.6k 24.6k 45–49 5,858 26.9k 50–54 3,454 26.8k 55–59 2,958 31.3k 60–64 2,007 16.6k 65–69 1,080 6,120 70–74 452 1,766 75–79 145 437 80+ 39 106

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 127,351 (35.7%) Female: 229,228 (64.3%) 356,579 total
Male
127,351 (35.7%)
Female
229,228 (64.3%)

The Filipino community is 65% female — the most female-skewed of any major nationality. It blends an older generation of women who came as entertainers and spouses and settled permanently, with a younger wave of male technical interns and skilled workers.

Permanent resident: 117,387 (51.2%) Long-term resident: 39,738 (17.3%) Spouse of Japanese: 22,154 (9.7%) Technical Intern Trainee: 12,899 (5.6%) Specified Skilled Worker: 12,830 (5.6%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 5,581 (2.4%) Spouse of PR: 4,873 (2.1%) Family stay / Dependent: 3,618 (1.6%) Designated activities: 3,503 (1.5%) Instructor: 2,136 (0.9%) Student: 1,692 (0.7%) Nursing care: 1,067 (0.5%) Intra-company transferee: 816 (0.4%) Other: 934 (0.4%) Total female 229,228
229,228 female Filipino residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident117,387
Long-term resident39,738
Spouse of Japanese22,154
Technical Intern Trainee12,899
Specified Skilled Worker12,830
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services5,581
Spouse of PR4,873
Family stay / Dependent3,618
Designated activities3,503
Instructor2,136
Student1,692
Nursing care1,067
Intra-company transferee816
Other934
Technical Intern Trainee: 29,390 (23.1%) Permanent resident: 26,397 (20.7%) Long-term resident: 24,199 (19.0%) Specified Skilled Worker: 23,032 (18.1%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 5,904 (4.6%) Spouse of PR: 4,649 (3.7%) Spouse of Japanese: 3,965 (3.1%) Family stay / Dependent: 2,990 (2.3%) Designated activities: 1,946 (1.5%) Intra-company transferee: 1,359 (1.1%) Student: 1,077 (0.8%) Skilled labour: 839 (0.7%) Instructor: 676 (0.5%) Other: 928 (0.7%) Total male 127,351
127,351 male Filipino residents — by status of residence
Technical Intern Trainee29,390
Permanent resident26,397
Long-term resident24,199
Specified Skilled Worker23,032
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services5,904
Spouse of PR4,649
Spouse of Japanese3,965
Family stay / Dependent2,990
Designated activities1,946
Intra-company transferee1,359
Student1,077
Skilled labour839
Instructor676
Other928
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 229,228 Male 127,351

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 1.1% 1.1% Tohoku Tohoku 2.8% 2.8% Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 29.8% 29.8% Kansai Kansai 10.8% 10.8% Chugoku Chugoku 5.2% 5.2% Shikoku Shikoku 2.7% 2.7% Kyushu Kyushu 5.9% 5.9%
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Selected region
Kanto
40.9%
142,888 residents
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Prefectures
Tokyo
38,016
Kanagawa
27,814
Saitama
25,647
Chiba
23,951
Ibaraki
12,109
Gunma
9,697
Tochigi
5,654

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

Share of all Filipino residents in Japan (2025)
Top 10
Aichi
Chubu
13.7%
Tokyo
Kanto
10.7%
Kanagawa
Kanto
7.9%
Saitama
Kanto
7.3%
Chiba
Kanto
6.8%
Shizuoka
Chubu
6.0%
Gifu
Chubu
4.7%
Osaka
Kansai
3.7%
Ibaraki
Kanto
3.4%
Hiroshima
Chugoku
3.2%
Bottom 10
Tottori
Chugoku
0.2%
Saga
Kyushu
0.3%
Kochi
Shikoku
0.3%
Wakayama
Kansai
0.3%
Tokushima
Shikoku
0.3%
Akita
Tohoku
0.3%
Yamagata
Tohoku
0.3%
Miyazaki
Kyushu
0.3%
Nara
Kansai
0.3%
Aomori
Tohoku
0.3%

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Percentage change in Filipino residents over the past decade · hover a row for real numbers
Fastest growth
Ehime
Shikoku
+255%
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
+193%
Kumamoto
Kyushu
+174%
Ishikawa
Chubu
+130%
Aomori
Tohoku
+118%
Slowest growth
Yamanashi
Chubu
+26%
Tokyo
Kanto
+27%
Nagasaki
Kyushu
+37%
Tochigi
Kanto
+38%
Ibaraki
Kanto
+40%
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Aichi Tokyo Kanagawa Saitama Chiba Shizuoka Gifu Osaka

Fun Fact

The Filipino community is the most female-skewed of Japan's major nationalities — 65% women — rooted in the entertainer and marriage migration of the 1980s–2000s. Filipinos are now Japan's 4th-largest foreign community.
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