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Qatari nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
21
Total Population of Qatar: ~2.7 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+0.0%
21 in 2015 → 21 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Student
17
Engineer / Humanities
2
Family stay
1
Designated activities
1
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The Average Qatari Migrant

Male profile

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

Modal age20–24
Top visaStudent (81.2%)
2nd visaFamily stay (6.2%)
Population16 (76.2%)
Female profile

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

Modal age20–24
Top visaStudent (80.0%)
2nd visaEngineer / Humanities (20.0%)
Population5 (23.8%)

Population over time

Total Qatari residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
0102030405020062010201520202025
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 10 20 Student Student: 17 17 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 2 2 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 1 1 Designated activities Designated activities: 1 1
0 10 20 Student Student 2015: 16 Student 2025: 17 16 17 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 1 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 2 1 2 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 2 2 1 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 0 Designated activities 2025: 1 0 1 (2025)
Where Qatar is heavier than rest of world Where Qatar is lighter (or absent) Student Qatari: 81.0% 81.0% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Designated activities Qatari: 4.8% 4.8% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Family stay / Dependent Qatari: 4.8% 4.8% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Qatari: 9.5% 9.5% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Qatari residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 10 20 0–4: 0 0 0–4 5–9: 0 0 5–9 10–14: 1 1 10–14 15–19: 2 2 15–19 20–24: 12 12 20–24 25–29: 0 0 25–29 30–34: 2 2 30–34 35–39: 2 2 35–39 40–44: 2 2 40–44 45–49: 0 0 45–49 50–54: 0 0 50–54 55–59: 0 0 55–59 60–64: 0 0 60–64 65–69: 0 0 65–69 70–74: 0 0 70–74 75–79: 0 0 75–79 80+: 0 0 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 0 0 5–9 0 0 10–14 1 0 15–19 1 1 20–24 10 2 25–29 0 0 30–34 2 0 35–39 2 0 40–44 0 2 45–49 0 0 50–54 0 0 55–59 0 0 60–64 0 0 65–69 0 0 70–74 0 0 75–79 0 0 80+ 0 0

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 16 (76.2%) Female: 5 (23.8%) 21 total
Male
16 (76.2%)
Female
5 (23.8%)

The Qatari community (21 people, 76% male) is essentially a student delegation: 81% hold student visas — the highest student share of any nationality on this site.

Student: 4 (80.0%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 1 (20.0%) Total female 5
5 female Qatari residents — by status of residence
Student4
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services1
Student: 13 (81.2%) Family stay / Dependent: 1 (6.2%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 1 (6.2%) Designated activities: 1 (6.2%) Total male 16
16 male Qatari residents — by status of residence
Student13
Family stay / Dependent1
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services1
Designated activities1
0 10 20 30 40 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 5 Male 16

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 5
Tokyo
Kanto
16
Tochigi
Kanto
1
Chiba
Kanto
1
Kyoto
Kansai
1
Niigata
Chubu
1
Bottom 5
Osaka
Kansai
1
Niigata
Chubu
1
Kyoto
Kansai
1
Chiba
Kanto
1
Tochigi
Kanto
1

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Qatari residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Tokyo
Kanto
+13
Tochigi
Kanto
+1
Chiba
Kanto
+1
Kyoto
Kansai
+1
Osaka
Kansai
+1
Largest decrease
Niigata
Chubu
+0
Osaka
Kansai
+1
Kyoto
Kansai
+1
Chiba
Kanto
+1
Tochigi
Kanto
+1
0 10 20 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tokyo Tochigi Chiba Kyoto Niigata Osaka

Fun Fact

8 in 10 Qataris in Japan are students — government-scholarship cohorts at Japanese universities. When they graduate, the community nearly resets.
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