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Vietnamese in Japan

Total residents (2025)
681,100
Total Population of Vietnam: ~100 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+363%
146,956 in 2015 → 681,100 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Technical Intern Trainee
189,756
Specified Skilled Worker
164,352
Engineer / Humanities
121,079
Family stay
76,958
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The Average Vietnamese Migrant

Male profile

The average Vietnamese male in Japan is a technical intern trainee in his late twenties, living in Aichi.

Modal age25–29
Top visaTechnical Intern Trainee (26.9%)
2nd visaSpecified Skilled Worker (25.1%)
Population370,701 (54.4%)
Female profile

The average Vietnamese female in Japan is a technical intern trainee in her late twenties, living in Aichi.

Modal age25–29
Top visaTechnical Intern Trainee (29.0%)
2nd visaSpecified Skilled Worker (22.9%)
Population310,399 (45.6%)

Population over time

Total Vietnamese residents

Annual figures — explosive recent growth led by trainees and skilled workers · hover for details
0200,000400,000600,000800,00019641970198019902000201020202025
0 75,000 150,000 225,000 300,000 2005 2008 2015 2024
Technical Intern TraineeSpecified Skilled WorkerEngineer / HumanitiesFamily stay / DependentStudentOthers

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee: 189,756 189,756 Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker: 164,352 164,352 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 121,079 121,079 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 76,958 76,958 Student Student: 47,145 47,145 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 32,698 32,698 Designated activities Designated activities: 16,530 16,530 Long-term resident Long-term resident: 7,763 7,763 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 7,518 7,518 Nursing care Nursing care: 6,672 6,672 Spouse of PR Spouse of PR: 3,152 3,152 Business manager Business manager: 3,005 3,005
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Technical Intern Trainee Technical Intern Trainee 2015: 57,581 Technical Intern Trainee 2025: 189,756 57,581 189,756 (2025) Specified Skilled Worker Specified Skilled Worker 2015: 0 Specified Skilled Worker 2025: 164,352 0 164,352 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 8,784 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 121,079 8,784 121,079 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 5,365 Family stay / Dependent 2025: 76,958 5,365 76,958 (2025) Student Student 2015: 49,809 49,809 47,145 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 13,539 Permanent resident 2025: 32,698 13,539 32,698 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 1,254 Designated activities 2025: 16,530 1,254 16,530 (2025) Long-term resident Long-term resident 2015: 5,346 Long-term resident 2025: 7,763 5,346 7,763 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 2,182 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 7,518 2,182 7,518 (2025) Nursing care Nursing care 2015: 0 Nursing care 2025: 6,672 0 6,672 (2025)
Where Vietnam is heavier than rest of world Where Vietnam is lighter (or absent) Technical Intern Trainee Vietnamese: 27.9% 27.9% Rest of world: 7.7% 7.7% Specified Skilled Worker Vietnamese: 24.1% 24.1% Rest of world: 6.6% 6.6% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Vietnamese: 17.8% 17.8% Rest of world: 10.3% 10.3% Family stay / Dependent Vietnamese: 11.3% 11.3% Rest of world: 8.0% 8.0% Nursing care Vietnamese: 1.0% 1.0% Rest of world: 0.3% 0.3% Permanent resident Vietnamese: 4.8% 4.8% Rest of world: 26.5% 26.5% Special Permanent resident Vietnamese: 0.0% 0.0% Rest of world: 7.7% 7.7% Long-term resident Vietnamese: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 6.3% 6.3% Student Vietnamese: 6.9% 6.9% Rest of world: 12.1% 12.1% Spouse of Japanese Vietnamese: 1.1% 1.1% Rest of world: 4.2% 4.2% Skilled labour Vietnamese: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 1.6% 1.6% Spouse of PR Vietnamese: 0.5% 0.5% Rest of world: 1.6% 1.6% Business manager Vietnamese: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Vietnamese residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 0–4: 30,813 30.8k 0–4 5–9: 13,406 13.4k 5–9 10–14: 6,485 6,485 10–14 15–19: 24,391 24.4k 15–19 20–24: 168,474 168.5k 20–24 25–29: 191,409 191.4k 25–29 30–34: 143,556 143.6k 30–34 35–39: 69,492 69.5k 35–39 40–44: 21,859 21.9k 40–44 45–49: 4,975 4,975 45–49 50–54: 2,407 2,407 50–54 55–59: 1,434 1,434 55–59 60–64: 990 990 60–64 65–69: 686 686 65–69 70–74: 384 384 70–74 75–79: 192 192 75–79 80+: 147 147 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 16k 14.8k 5–9 6,883 6,523 10–14 3,358 3,127 15–19 11.6k 12.8k 20–24 85.6k 82.9k 25–29 105.3k 86.1k 30–34 83.5k 60k 35–39 41.2k 28.3k 40–44 12.1k 9,744 45–49 2,217 2,758 50–54 988 1,419 55–59 624 810 60–64 513 477 65–69 388 298 70–74 206 178 75–79 94 98 80+ 69 78

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 370,701 (54.4%) Female: 310,399 (45.6%) 681,100 total
Male
370,701 (54.4%)
Female
310,399 (45.6%)

The Vietnamese community is young and slightly male-majority (54%), overwhelmingly technical interns, skilled workers and engineers in their 20s — Japan's second-largest and one of its fastest-growing foreign communities.

Technical Intern Trainee: 89,956 (29.0%) Specified Skilled Worker: 71,219 (22.9%) Family stay / Dependent: 49,868 (16.1%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 30,952 (10.0%) Student: 23,347 (7.5%) Permanent resident: 17,991 (5.8%) Spouse of Japanese: 6,716 (2.2%) Designated activities: 6,470 (2.1%) Nursing care: 5,320 (1.7%) Long-term resident: 4,143 (1.3%) Spouse of PR: 1,949 (0.6%) Business manager: 985 (0.3%) Intra-company transferee: 356 (0.1%) Other: 1,127 (0.4%) Total female 310,399
310,399 female Vietnamese residents — by status of residence
Technical Intern Trainee89,956
Specified Skilled Worker71,219
Family stay / Dependent49,868
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services30,952
Student23,347
Permanent resident17,991
Spouse of Japanese6,716
Designated activities6,470
Nursing care5,320
Long-term resident4,143
Spouse of PR1,949
Business manager985
Intra-company transferee356
Other1,127
Technical Intern Trainee: 99,800 (26.9%) Specified Skilled Worker: 93,133 (25.1%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 90,127 (24.3%) Family stay / Dependent: 27,090 (7.3%) Student: 23,798 (6.4%) Permanent resident: 14,707 (4.0%) Designated activities: 10,060 (2.7%) Long-term resident: 3,620 (1.0%) Business manager: 2,020 (0.5%) Nursing care: 1,352 (0.4%) Spouse of PR: 1,203 (0.3%) Intra-company transferee: 1,080 (0.3%) Skilled labour: 917 (0.2%) Other: 1,794 (0.5%) Total male 370,701
370,701 male Vietnamese residents — by status of residence
Technical Intern Trainee99,800
Specified Skilled Worker93,133
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services90,127
Family stay / Dependent27,090
Student23,798
Permanent resident14,707
Designated activities10,060
Long-term resident3,620
Business manager2,020
Nursing care1,352
Spouse of PR1,203
Intra-company transferee1,080
Skilled labour917
Other1,794
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 310,399 Male 370,701

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 2.1% 2.1% Tohoku Tohoku 3.0% 3.0% Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 20.9% 20.9% Kansai Kansai 22.1% 22.1% Chugoku Chugoku 5.7% 5.7% Shikoku Shikoku 2.0% 2.0% Kyushu Kyushu 7.4% 7.4%
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Selected region
Kanto
36.3%
239,732 residents
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Prefectures
Tokyo
57,267
Saitama
50,331
Kanagawa
43,152
Chiba
39,806
Ibaraki
20,704
Gunma
16,457
Tochigi
12,015

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

Share of all Vietnamese residents in Japan (2025)
Top 10
Aichi
Chubu
10.4%
Osaka
Kansai
10.4%
Tokyo
Kanto
8.6%
Saitama
Kanto
7.8%
Kanagawa
Kanto
6.5%
Chiba
Kanto
6.1%
Hyogo
Kansai
5.1%
Fukuoka
Kyushu
3.5%
Shizuoka
Chubu
3.2%
Ibaraki
Kanto
3.1%
Bottom 10
Akita
Tohoku
0.2%
Tottori
Chugoku
0.2%
Kochi
Shikoku
0.2%
Shimane
Chugoku
0.3%
Wakayama
Kansai
0.3%
Aomori
Tohoku
0.3%
Tokushima
Shikoku
0.3%
Iwate
Tohoku
0.4%
Miyazaki
Kyushu
0.4%
Okinawa
Okinawa
0.4%

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Percentage change in Vietnamese residents over the past decade · hover a row for real numbers
Fastest growth
Shiga
Kansai
+1263%
Nara
Kansai
+791%
Wakayama
Kansai
+745%
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
+691%
Kyoto
Kansai
+680%
Slowest growth
Tokyo
Kanto
+160%
Nagasaki
Kyushu
+165%
Miyagi
Tohoku
+200%
Hiroshima
Chugoku
+235%
Ehime
Shikoku
+245%
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Aichi Osaka Tokyo Saitama Kanagawa Chiba Hyogo Fukuoka

Fun Fact

Vietnam is Japan's second-largest foreign community and grew +363% in a decade. It is also the number-one source of technical interns.
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