The number of foreign residents in the prefecture has increased to 55,208 (+ 9.1% over the previous year)

県内の外国人住民数が55,208人(前年比+4,596人、+9.1%) に増加し、過去最高を更新しました

2020/03/02 Monday Housing

Results of Foreign Residents Citizenship / Regional Population Survey (December 31, 2019)

Mie prefecture conducts surveys once a year on the number of foreign residents.

The outline of the survey results is as follows. For details, please see the website of Mie Ken Diversity Shakai Suishin-ka (only in japanese).
http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/TOPICS/m0011500242.htm

Survey Result

  1. Number of foreign residents in Mie prefecture as of the end of 2018
    55,208 people (4,596 people, up 9.1% over the previous year)
    * 6 consecutive years of increase from 2013.
  2. Percentage of foreign residents in total prefecture population
    3.04% (2.77% in the previous year)
    * Ito ay lumampas sa talaan ng 2.78% noong 2008.
  3. Number of foreign residents by nationality / region
Ranking Country Number of foreign residents Ratio Increase/Decrease number Ratio of change
1 Brazil 13,300 24.1% 421 3.3%
2 Vietnam 8,310 15.1% 2,350 39.4%
3 China 8,277 15.0% 339 4.3%
4 Philippines 7,315 13.2% 411 6.0%
5 South Korea 4,309 7.8% -104 -2.4%
6 Peru 3,053 5.5% -21 -0.7%
7 Indonesia 1,877 3.4% 263 16.3%
8 Thailand 1,693 3.1% 181 12.0%
9 Nepal 1,511 2.7% 290 23.8%
10 Bolivia 970 1.8% 6 0.6%
Others 4,593 8.3% 460 11.1%
Total 55,208 100.0% 4,596 9.1%
  1. Number of foreign residents by city and town Top 10 Municipalities
Ranking City Number of foreign residents Ratio Increase/Decrease number Ratio of change
1 Yokkaichi 10,526 19.1% 924 9.6%
2 Tsu 9,234 16.7% 596 6.9%
3 Suzuka 8,658 15.7% 449 5.5%
4 Iga 5,715 10.4% 385 7.2%
5 Kuwana 4,642 8.4% 555 13.6%
6 Matsusaka 4,595 8.3% 276 6.4%
7 Inabe 2,216 4.0% 303 15.8%
8 Kameyama 2,089 3.8% 138 7.1%
9 Ise 1,095 2.0% 160 17.1%
10 Nabari 1,088 2.0% 225 26.1%
  1. Percentage of the number of foreign residents by city town Top 10 municipalities
Ranking Municipality Name Ratio of foreigners Number of foreign residents Japanese population
1 Kisosaki 7,45% 466 5,791
2 Iga 6,26% 5,715 85,511
3 Inabe 4.85% 2,216 43,497
4 Suzuka 4.33% 8,658 191,228
5 Kameyama 4,20% 2,089 47,629
6 Kawagoe 3,83% 583 14,644
7 Yokkaichi 3,38% 10,526 301,025
8 Tsu 3,32% 9,234 268,871
9 Kuwana 3,27% 4,642 137,377
10 Matsusaka 2,81% 4,595 158,882
Total 3,04% 55,208 1,758,611