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Number of business establishments employing foreign workers in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2026

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2025

Special properties

as of end of October each year

Supplementary notes

Figures prior to 2021 are from previous reports.

Values have been rounded.

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Number of companies with foreign workers in Japan 2016-2025

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Mar 24, 2026

Around ** businesses in Japan employed foreign workers as of October 2025. The number of business enterprises employing foreign labor increased by *** percent year on year. The manufacturing industry was the most important employer of foreign labor in terms of the number of people employed.

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