Japan · overseas Chinese reference

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Chinese nationals among registered foreign residents (MOJ year-end statistics, annual)

Reference estimate: ~873 thousand (2024)
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan (MOJ)

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 25 year(s) on file for this definition (2000–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Chinese nationals among registered foreign residents (MOJ year-end statistics, annual)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2000	~336k	Source
2001	~381k	Source
2002	~424k	Source
2003	~462k	Source
2004	~488k	Source
2005	~520k	Source
2006	~561k	Source
2007	~607k	Source
2008	~655k	Source
2009	~681k	Source
2010	~687k	Source
2011	~675k	Source
2012	~653k	Source
2013	~650k	Source
2014	~698k	Source
2015	~665k	Source
2016	~731k	Source
2017	~726k	Source
2018	~765k	Source
2019	~814 thousand	Source
2020	~717 thousand	Source
2021	~762 thousand	Source
2022	~762 thousand	Source
2023	~822 thousand	Source
2024	~873 thousand	Source

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Chinese nationals among registered foreign residents (MOJ year-end statistics, annual)

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