Filipinos in Yamaguchi Prefecture have a registered population of 1,714 individuals as of 2022, the 31st largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Ōita and behind Fukui.[1]
Major cities
The largest populations of Filipinos in Yamaguchi Prefecture are found in the cities of Iwakuni, with 488 Filipinos, Ube with 181 and Shimonoseki with 179.[1:1]
Cities of Yamaguchi Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2. Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast.[3]
Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city, with other major cities including Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Yamaguchi Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in all cities and towns of Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1:3]
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,714 | 1,483 |
| Iwakuni | 488 | 419 |
| Ube | 181 | 154 |
| Shimonoseki | 179 | 149 |
| Shūnan | 172 | 141 |
| Yamaguchi | 163 | 174 |
| Kudamatsu | 153 | 112 |
| Hōfu | 128 | 124 |
| Hagi | 47 | 43 |
| Yanai | 46 | 41 |
| Mine | 35 | 19 |
| San’yō-Onoda | 35 | 34 |
| Hikari | 31 | 24 |
| Suō-Ōshima Town | 19 | 15 |
| Tabuse Town | 17 | 16 |
| Nagato | 9 | 8 |
| Waki Town | 7 | 6 |
| Kaminoseki Town | 2 | 2 |
| Hirao Town | 1 | 1 |
| Abu Town | 1 | 1 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Yamaguchi Prefecture has increased slowly during the past 40 years and is now in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi 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. ↩︎
Yamaguchi Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
