Filipinos in Fukuoka Prefecture have a registered population of 6,143 individuals as of 2022, the 13th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Hyōgo and behind Mie.[1]
Major cities
More than half of the population of Filipinos in Fukuoka Prefecture is found in the capital city of Fukuoka, with 1,438 Filipinos, the nearby city of Kurume with 1,286 Filipinos, and Kitakyushu with 746.[1:1]
Cities of Fukuoka Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture (Japanese: 福岡県, Fukuoka-ken), located on the island of Kyūshū, has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and a geographic area of 4,986 km2. Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast.[3]
Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta.[3:1]
Fukuoka Prefecture’s industries include automobiles, semiconductors, and steel. One of Japan’s top 5 universities, Kyushu University, is located in Fukuoka.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Fukuoka Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos are present in all cities, towns and villages of Fukuoka Prefecture.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 6,143 | 5,405 |
| Fukuoka | 1,438 | 1,302 |
| Kurume | 1,286 | 1,140 |
| Kitakyushu | 746 | 614 |
| Ōmuta | 149 | 140 |
| Ogōri | 147 | 128 |
| Tachiarai Town | 147 | 125 |
| Yame | 130 | 112 |
| Iizuka | 129 | 118 |
| Asakura | 122 | 107 |
| Yukihashi | 108 | 108 |
| Itoshima | 99 | 91 |
| Chikushino | 97 | 73 |
| Tagawa | 89 | 81 |
| Yanagawa | 87 | 64 |
| Kasuga | 85 | 76 |
| Nōgata | 69 | 63 |
| Ukiha | 66 | 64 |
| Chikuzen Town | 59 | 53 |
| Miyawaka | 57 | 47 |
| Chikugo | 56 | 55 |
| Kama | 55 | 47 |
| Ōnojō | 51 | 46 |
| Shime Town | 51 | 44 |
| Munakata | 42 | 47 |
| Daizaifu | 42 | 46 |
| Koga | 41 | 40 |
| Kanda Town | 41 | 27 |
| Kasuya Town | 40 | 33 |
| Fukutsu | 39 | 27 |
| Nakagawa | 39 | 33 |
| Umi Town | 39 | 34 |
| Okagaki Town | 39 | 17 |
| Fukuchi Town | 35 | 31 |
| Nakama | 33 | 33 |
| Miyama | 30 | 29 |
| Ōkawa | 29 | 25 |
| Chikujō Town | 29 | 17 |
| Buzen | 27 | 15 |
| Sue Town | 27 | 20 |
| Hirokawa Town | 25 | 25 |
| Kawasaki Town | 23 | 23 |
| Sasaguri Town | 22 | 22 |
| Miyako Town | 21 | 27 |
| Mizumaki Town | 19 | 17 |
| Ōki Town | 19 | 10 |
| Onga Town | 16 | 14 |
| Shingū Town | 15 | 16 |
| Kurate Twon | 15 | 6 |
| Kōge Town | 10 | 12 |
| Akiya Town | 9 | 10 |
| Keisen Town | 9 | 11 |
| Kawara Town | 9 | 8 |
| Yoshitomi Town | 8 | 6 |
| Itoda Town | 7 | 9 |
| Ōtō Town | 6 | 6 |
| Soeda Town | 5 | 2 |
| Hisayama Town | 4 | 3 |
| Kotake Town | 3 | 3 |
| Tōhō Village | 2 | 2 |
| Aka Village | 1 | 1 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Fukuoka Prefecture has increased slowly during the past 40 years and is now in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Fukuoka Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
A 26-year-old Filipina technical intern trainee who was working at a nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit against a social welfare corporation in the same prefecture and a supervisory organization in Oita Prefecture after she was told to quit and return home when she became pregnant. (17 October 2022) [7]
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 Fukuoka 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. ↩︎
Fukuoka Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
Filipina intern sues after being forced to quit when pregnant. Kozuki Hideoki. Asahi Shimbun. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024. ↩︎
