Ranking of Work Visa Holders by Country in Japan

In recent years, the number of foreign workers in Japan has exceeded 2.04 million.
Here is the latest ranking of the countries with the most workers in Japan!
🏆 Number of Work Visa Holders by Country (Latest 2023 Data) 🌎
🏅 Top 5 Countries by Number of Work Visa Holders in Japan (2023 Latest Data) 🌎
🏅 1st Place: Vietnam → Approx. 518,000 (25.3% of total)
🏅 2nd Place: China → Approx. 398,000 (19.4%)
🏅 3rd Place: Philippines → Approx. 227,000 (11.1%)
🏅 4th Place: Nepal → Approx. 146,000 (7.1%)
🏅 5th Place: Brazil → Approx. 137,000 (6.7%)
📌 Rapidly Growing Countries 🌟
✅ Indonesia → Significant year-on-year increase!
✅ Myanmar → The number of workers continues to rise!
In particular, the number of workers from Vietnam has increased rapidly in recent years, surpassing China since 2019. Additionally, the number of workers from Indonesia and Myanmar has seen a significant year-on-year increase, and it is expected that more workers from these countries will continue to enter Japan in the future.
This trend not only helps address labor shortages in the Japanese job market but also promotes the acceptance of diverse talents with various cultural backgrounds and skills, contributing to economic revitalization.
🔍 Future Outlook
📌 Due to Japan’s labor shortage, the acceptance of foreign workers is expanding!
📌 The Specified Skilled Worker Visa is driving an increase in workers, especially from Asia!
📌 Foreign workers are expected to play a key role in industries such as nursing care, manufacturing, construction, and IT!
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