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The number of foreign residents within Prefecture rose to 43.445 people

(up 4,4% from the previous year)

Results of the Regional Census and nationality of foreign residents (on 31st December, 2016)

In Mie Prefecture, an annual survey on foreign residents is carried out, in cooperation to municipalities and districts. The general view of this survey’s result is as follows. For more details, consult the Division of Multicultural Living’s website (http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/01/ci500005057.htm).

It should be mentioned that, regarding this survey, until 2011, the “number of foreign residents” was indicated based on the Law related to Foreigners Registration.

General overview of Survey’s results

 

（１）Number of foreign residents in Mie Prefecture updated in late 2016

43.455 people (up 4,4%, by 1.820 people, from the previous year)

※An increase for 3 years in a row since 2014

Represents 4,16 times the numbers for 1989 (10.441 people).

 

（２）Proportion of foreign residents compared with general population within the prefecture

2,36% (2,25% from the previous year [survey by Mie Prefecture] with a percentage increase of 0,11 points)

※Reference data: 2,37% updated in late 2015

(Fourth position of Japan according to the “Statistics of Foreign Residents by Ministry of Justice”)

 

（３）Number of foreign residents per region and nationality, accordingly to the following, by order of the country hosting the greater number.

Also, the number of home countries is 107 (in late 2015 they were 106 countries)

・Brazil　          11.578 people, up 4,0% from previous year

・China　　　 7.717 people※

・Philippines    6.155 people, up 2,6% from the previous year

※From this time, based on the statistics norm by Ministry of Justice, the sums referring China and Taiwan, as well as South Korea and North Korea, have been carried out apart.

In the statistics until the previous year, Taiwan and China were included, for this reason, it is not possible to provide the comparative data related to the previous year.

 

（４）Data on foreign residents by municipality/district are provided below, sorted by cities hosting the greater number of foreign residents.

・Yokkaichi municipality          8.162 people, proportion of foreign residents at 2,61%

・Tsu municipality                   7.582, proportion of foreign residents at 2,69%

・Suzuka municipality             7.251 people, proportion of foreign residents at 3,62%

Furthermore, municipalities/districts hosting the greater proportion of foreign residents, are presented as follows:

・Kisosaki District                    5,19%, 335 foreign residents

・Iga District                            4,82%, 4.527 foreign residents

・Suzuka Municipality             3,62%, 7.251 foreign residents

 

Ranking of the 10 countries accordingly to the nationality is as follows:

Position	Nationality	Number of Foreign Residents	Percentage of Composition	Increase or Decrease	Variation Rate
１	Brazil	11.578 people	26,6%	445 people	4,0%
２	China	7,717 people	17,8%	－	－
３	Philippines	6.155 people	14,2%	155 people	2,6%
４	South Korea	4.490 people	10,3%	－	－
５	Vietnam	3.293 people	7,6%	784 people	31,2%
６	Peru	2.957 people	6,8%	-19 people	-0,6%
７	Thailand	1.293 people	3,0%	122 people	10,4%
８	Indonesia	1.194 people	2,7%	210 pessoas	21,3%
９	Bolivia	864 people	2,0%	-16 people	-1,8%
１０	Nepal	633 people	1,5%	93 people	17,2%
Outhers		3.271 people	7,5%	－	－
Overall total in Mie Prefecture		43.445 people	100,0%	1.820 people	4,4%

Note:  From this time, based on statistics norm by Ministry of Justice, China and Taiwan, as well as South Korea and North Korea, the figures were carried out apart.

Therefore, on the chart, the number of people from Taiwan is not mentioned on the data related to China. Furthermore, for Korea, the people are from Korean Peninsula.

As until the previous year the statistics used to include Taiwan in China and “South Korea and North Korea” were added together in South Korea, it is not possible to provide a comparison regarding the previous year.

 

The following is the ranking of the 5 countries of foreign residents at corresponding municipalities/districts hosting the greater number.

Number in brackets are the percentage of foreign residents in municipalities/districts in comparison to overall total of foreign population.

Nationality	1st Position	2st Position	3rd Position
Brazil 11.578 people	Suzuka Municipality　　2.669 people (23,1%)	Yokkaichi Municipality　2.041 people (17,6%)	Iga Municipality　　1.969 people (17,0%)
China 7.717 people	Tsu Municipality　　　1.492 people (19,3%)	Yokkaichi Municipality　1.469 people (19,0%)	Suzuka Municipality 897 people (11,6%)
Philippines 6.155 people	Matsusaka Municipality 2.262 people (36,8%)	Tsu Municipality 　　　 1.235 people (20,1%)	Yokkaichi Municipality　733 people (11,9%)
South Korea 4.490 people	Yokkaichi Municipality 　 1.563 people (34,8%)	Kuwana Municipality　　　650 people (14,5%)	Suzuka Municipality 517 people (11,5%)
Vietnam 3.293 people	Tsu Municipality　　　710 people (21,6%)	Yokkaichi Municipality　　　498 people (15,1%)	Iga Municipality　　346 people   (10,5%)

 

The following is the ranking in order of 10 municipalities/districts hositng the greater number of foreign residents.

The number of the 10 municipalities/districts of the ranking represent 91,3% of overall number of foreigners.

Position	Municipality/District	Number of Foreign Residents	Percentual of Composition	Increase or Decrease	Variation rate
1	Yokkaichi Municipality	8.162 people	18,8%	286 people	3,6%
2	Tsu Municipality	7.582 people	17,5%	179 people	2,4%
3	Suzuka Municipality	7.251 people	16,7%	240 people	3,4%
4	Iga Municipality	4.527 people	10,4%	343 people	8,2%
５	Matsusaka Municipality	3.877 people	8,9%	37 people	1,0%
６	Kuwana Municipality	3.382 people	7,8%	333 people	10,9%
７	Kameyama Municipality	1.732 people	4,0%	85 people	5,2%
８	Inabe Municipality	1.528 people	3,5%	109 people	7,7%
９	Ise Municipality	828 people	1,9%	-8 people	-1,0%
１０	Komono District	797 people	1,8%	18 people	2,3%