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The Non-Japanese Residente Population in Mie rises to 41,625

Results of the Non-Japanese Resident Census (Data accurate as of 31 December 2015)

Each year, the Mie Prefectural Government works with municipalities in the prefecture to conduct a census of the non-Japanese resident population in Mie.  The results of the census can be found below. For more information, please visit the Mie Prefectural Government Multicultural Affairs Division homepage:  http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/TABUNKA/HP/

Data on the non-Japanese resident population collected during and prior to 2011 were based on information obtained through the alien registration system (abolished and replaced by the resident system in 2012).

 

The results of the census

(1) As of the end of the 2015 calendar year, the number of non-Japanese residents in Mie was

41,625 people (increase of 374 people or 0.9%).

※ Compared to 2005 ( 47,551) the non-Japanese resident population of Mie is currently 0,88 larger and 3,99 larger than it was in 1989 (10.441).

(2) The non-Japanese resident community now

represents 2.25% of the overall prefectural citizen and resident population in 2014 was 2,22%, an increase of 0.03%)

※For reference: according to the 2014 census, the non-Japanese resident community represented 2,35％ of Mie’s overall population, making Mie the prefecture with the 3rd largest non-Japanese resident to overall population ratio nationwide according to the Ministry of Justice’s statistics on non-Japanese residents.

(3) The most represented nationality in Mie’s non-Japanese resident community:

In this census, foreigners are from 106 countries (in 2014 they were from 103 countries)

• Brazil   11,133 people – a rise of 3,2% since the last census
• China    8,126 people – a rise of 5,9% since the last census
• Philippines   6,000 people – a rise of 1,9% since the last census

(4) The city with the largest non-Japanese resident community:

• Yokkaichi 7,876 people and 2,52% of the overall population
• Tsu 7,403 people and 2,62% of the overall population
• Suzuka 7,011 people and 3,50 % of the overall population

The municipalities with the largest non-Japanese resident to overall population ratio:

• Iga 4,42%
• Kisosaki 4,29%
• Suzuka 3,50%

Ranking of the 10 largest nationalities:

Ranking	Nationality	Non-japanese resident population	Percentage of overall population	Net change	Percentage change
1	Brazil	11,133	26.7%	-3,72	-3,2%
2	China	8,216	19,7%	-515	-5,9%
3	Philippines	6,000	14.4%	110	1.9%
4	North ans South Korea	4,954	11.9%	-149	-2.9%
5	Peru	2,976	7.1%	36	1.2%
6	Vietnam	2,509	6.0%	727	40.8%
7	Thailand	1,171	2.8%	102	9.5%
8	Indonesia	984	2.4%	97	10.9%
9	Bolivia	880	2.1%	37	4.4%
10	Nepal	540	1.3%	69	14.6%
Other		2,262	5.4%	232	11.4%
Total		41,625	100.0%	374	0.9%

• Residents from Taiwan are included under “China”.
• The figures regarding comparative proportion were rounded up, therefore the overall will not be of 100%

Below are the municipalities with the highest populations of individuals from the five countries most represented in the non-Japanese resident community.
Figures in brackets indicate the percentage of Mie’s non-Japanese residents of that nationality residing in the municipality.

Nationality	Municipality with largest population	Municipality with 2nd largest	Municipality with 3rdlargest population
Brazilian 11,133	Suzuka　2,527 (22.7%)	Yokkaichi　2,037 (18.3%)	Tsu　1,917 (17.2%)
Chinese 8,216	Tsu　1,706 (20.8%)	Yokkaichi　1,481 (18.0%)	Suzuka　922 (11.2%)
Filipino 6,000	Matsusaka　2,326 (38.8%)	Tsu　1,187 (19.8%)	Yokkaichi　707 (11.8%)
North ans South Korea 4,954	Yokkaichi　1,758 (35.5%)	Kuwana　709 (14.3%)	Suzuka　591 (11.9%)
Peruvian 2,976	Suzuka　1,195 (40.2%)	Iga　441 (14.8%)	Yokkaichi　433 (14.5%)

The municipalities with the 10 largest non-Japanese resident populations are listed below.
The 10 first covers 91,4 % of the non-Japanese residents in Mie Prefecture live in these municipalities.

Ranking	City	Non-japanese resident population	Percentage of overall population	Net change change	Percentage change
1.	Yokkaichi	7,876	18.9%	186	2.4%
2	Tsu	7,403	17.8%	139	1.9%
3	Suzuka	7,011	16.8%	49	0.7%
4	Iga	4,184	10.1%	4	0.1%
5	Matsusaka	3,840	9.2%	-124	-3.1%
6	Kuwana	3,049	7.3%	115	3.9%
7	Kameyama	1,617	4.0%	-64	-3.7%
8	Inabe	1,419	3.4%	31	2.2%
9	Ise	836	2.0%	-50	-5,6%
10	Komono	779	1.9%	-22	-2.7%