Japanese citizens with a stay of longer than three months
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2020 comes from previous reporting.
Figures are based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic government offices abroad and do not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenships are counted.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of Japanese residents in Switzerland 2015-2024
As of October 2024, approximately * Japanese residents were registered in Switzerland, the highest number in the past decade. The population has gradually increased over the surveyed period, starting at about * residents in 2015.
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