Filipinos in Okinawa Prefecture have a registered population of 2,343 individuals as of 2022, the 25th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Kagawa and behind Hokkaido.[1]
Major cities
Most the population of Filipinos in Okinawa Prefecture is concentrated in the southern part of the main island of Okinawa. Ginowan Town has the largest population of Filipinos in Okinawa Prefecture, with 398 residents, followed by Okinawa City with 357, and the capital city of Naha, with 297 Filipinos.[1:1]
Cities of Okinawa Prefecture with sizable Filipino population (smaller islands not shown).[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Japanese: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan and has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2.[3]
The nearest other prefecture is Kagoshima Prefecture to the north.
Naha is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe.[3:1]
Okinawa comprises just 0.6 percent of Japan’s total land mass, but about 26,000 (75%) of United States Forces Japan personnel are assigned to the prefecture.[3:2]
Map of Japan with the islands of Okinawa Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos are found in all cities and towns of Okinawa Prefecture, except for a few villages.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,343 | 2,206 |
| Ginowan | 398 | 349 |
| Okinawa | 357 | 356 |
| Naha | 297 | 285 |
| Chatan Town | 196 | 190 |
| Uruma | 195 | 177 |
| Miyakojima | 104 | 107 |
| Urasoe | 89 | 84 |
| Itoman | 78 | 59 |
| Kitanakagusuku Village | 77 | 88 |
| Nago | 57 | 55 |
| Nanjō | 56 | 55 |
| Yomitan Village | 56 | 57 |
| Ishigaki | 52 | 46 |
| Kadena Town | 38 | 34 |
| Onna Village | 31 | 28 |
| Tomigusuku | 30 | 28 |
| Kin Town | 30 | 29 |
| Nishihara Town | 30 | 18 |
| Nakagusuku Village | 20 | 17 |
| Haebaru Town | 20 | 16 |
| Minamidaitō Village | 20 | 19 |
| Yonabaru Town | 18 | 17 |
| Yaese Town | 15 | 14 |
| Ginoza Village | 12 | 14 |
| Motobu Town | 11 | 9 |
| Iheya Village | 10 | 8 |
| Tarama Village | 10 | 10 |
| Izena Village | 9 | 9 |
| Kumejima Town | 7 | 7 |
| Kunigami Village | 4 | 4 |
| Kitadaitō Village | 4 | 4 |
| Nakijin Village | 3 | 4 |
| Ie Village | 3 | 3 |
| Yonaguni Town | 2 | 2 |
| Higashi Village | 1 | 1 |
| Zamami Village | 1 | 1 |
| Aguni Village | 1 | 1 |
| Taketomi Town | 1 | 1 |
| Ōgimi Village | 0 | 0 |
| Tokashiki Village | 0 | 0 |
| Tonaki Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Okinawa Prefecture has steadily increased during the past 40 years and is now in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Okinawa 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 Okinawa 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. ↩︎
Okinawa Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Okinawa 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 Okinawa and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
