Filipinos in Ōita Prefecture have a registered population of 1,697 individuals as of 2022, the 32nd largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Miyagi and behind Yamaguchi.[1]
Major cities
Most the population of Filipinos in Ōita Prefecture is found in the capital city of Ōita, with 482 Filipinos, the nearby city of Saiki with 230 Filipinos, and Beppu with 194.[1:1]
Cities of Ōita Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Ōita Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture (大分県, Ōita-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2. Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the southwest, and Miyazaki Prefecture to the south.[3]
Ōita is the capital and largest city of Ōita Prefecture, with other major cities including Beppu, Nakatsu, and Saiki.[3:1]
Ōita Prefecture’s industrial activity is centered on agricultural products. Fishery products and manufactured goods rank second and third respectively in terms of Ōita’s industrial activity.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Ōita Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos are present in all cities and towns of Ōita Prefecture, except for the island village of Himeshima.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,697 | 1,499 |
| Ōita | 482 | 448 |
| Saiki | 230 | 206 |
| Beppu | 194 | 170 |
| Nakatsu | 150 | 115 |
| Usuki | 101 | 88 |
| Hita | 93 | 82 |
| Usa | 78 | 65 |
| Taketa | 63 | 64 |
| Bungotakada | 68 | 57 |
| Kokonoe Town | 71 | 43 |
| Bungo-Ōno | 38 | 41 |
| Kusu Town | 28 | 30 |
| Kunisaki | 30 | 25 |
| Yufu | 21 | 23 |
| Hiji | 25 | 19 |
| Kitsuki | 17 | 16 |
| Tsukumi | 8 | 7 |
| Himeshima Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Ōita Prefecture has barely increased during the past 40 years but has now surpassed 1,000.
Population of Filipinos in Ōita Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
References
第３表 市区町村別 国籍・地域別 在留外国人 (Table 3: Foreign Residents by City, Ward, Town, Village and by Nationality/Region. 3 December 2022) (XLSX). e-Stat政府統計の総合窓口. Immigration Services Agency of Japan (7 July 2023). Retrieved 13 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Cities of Ōita Prefecture with sizable Filipino population. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Original graphic © lincun (Wikipedia Commons) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Data used: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. ↩︎
Ōita Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Ōita Prefecture in red. © lincun (Wikipedia Commons) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Data used: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. ↩︎
都道府県別 国籍（出身地）別 外国人登録者 (Registered Foreigners by Prefecture and Nationality (Place of Birth) 1984 to 2023) e-Stat政府統計の総合窓口. Immigration Services Agency of Japan. Retrieved 18 December 2023. No available data for the years 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993. ↩︎
Population of Filipinos in Ōita and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
