The number of foreign residents in the prefecture increased to 50.612 (+ 6.2% over the previous year)

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Results of Foreign Residents Citizenship / Regional Population Survey (December 31, 2018)

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/common/01/ci500005057.htm

Survey Result

1. Number of foreign residents in Mie prefecture as of the end of 2018
   50,612 people (2,947 people, up 6.2% over the previous year)
   ※ It increased for 5 consecutive years from 2013.
2. Percentage of foreign residents in total prefecture population
   2.77% (2.60% in the previous year)
3. Number of foreign residents by nationality / region

Ranking	Country	Number of foreign residents	Ratio	Increase/ Decrease number	Rate of change
1	Brasil	12.879	25,4%	-114	-0.9%
2	China	7.938	15,7%	204	2.6%
3	Filipinas	6.904	13,6%	350	5.3%
4	Vietnã	5.960	11,8%	1.628	37.6%
5	Coreia do Sul	4.413	8,7%	-23	-0.5%
6	Peru	3.074	6,1%	17	0.6%
7	Indonésia	1.614	3,2%	127	8.5%
8	Tailândia	1.512	3,0%	121	8.7%
9	Nepal	1.221	2,4%	253	26.1%
10	Bolívia	964	1,9%	-10	-1.0%
Others		4.133	8,2%	394	10.5%
Total for Mie Prefecture		50.612	100.0%	2.947	6.2%

 

4. Number of foreign residents by city and town Top 10 Municipalities

Ranking	Municipality	Foreign Number	Composition ratio	Increase/ decrease number	Ratio of change
1	Yokkaichi	9.602	19,0%	709	8.0%
2	Tsu	8.638	17,1%	398	4.8%
3	Suzuka	8.209	16,2%	-248	-2.9%
4	Iga	5.330	10,5%	633	13.5%
5	Matsusaka	4.319	8,5%	244	6.0%
6	Kuwana	4.087	8,1%	371	10.0%
7	Kameyama	1.951	3,9%	-98	-4.8%
8	Inabe	1.913	3,8%	216	12.7%
9	Komono	942	1,9%	40	4.4%
10	Ise	935	1,8%	98	11.7%

 

5. Percentage of the number of foreign residents by city town Top 10 municipalities

Ranking	Municipality name	Percentage of foreigners	Number of foreign residents	Japanese population
1	Kisosaki	6,43%	406	5.907
2	Iga	5,78%	5.330	86.849
3	Inabe	4,19%	1.913	43.718
4	Suzuka	4,10%	8.209	192.179
5	Kameyama	3,93%	1.951	47.691
6	Kawagoe	3,35%	505	14.559
7	Tsu	3,09%	8.638	271.164
8	Yokkaichi	3,08%	9.602	302.588
9	Kuwana	2,87%	4.087	138.370
10	Matsusaka	2,62%	4.319	160.249
Total		2,77%	50.612	1.773.962