| Status of Residence | 2016/12 | 2017/12 | 2018/12 | 2019/12 |
| Spouse or Child of Japanese National | 139,327 | 140,839 | 142,381 | 145,254 |
| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident | 30,972 | 34,632 | 37,998 | 41,517 |
| Long-Term Resident | 168,830 | 179,834 | 192,014 | 204,787 |
| Nationality | Spouse or Child of Japanese National | Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident | Long-Term Resident | TOTAL |
| Brazil | 18,427 | 4,249 | 73,536 | 96,212 |
| Philippines | 26,699 | 6,838 | 54,359 | 87,896 |
| China | 30,321 | 17,002 | 28,822 | 76,145 |
| Korea | 12,798 | 2,162 | 7,208 | 22,168 |
| Peru | 1,714 | 1,939 | 10,936 | 14,589 |
| Vietnam | 4,601 | 2,047 | 5,646 | 12,294 |
| Thai | 7,301 | 726 | 3,997 | 12,024 |
| USA | 10,014 | 320 | 1,279 | 11,613 |
| Taiwan | 4,541 | 299 | 1,549 | 6,389 |
| Indonesia | 2,126 | 332 | 2,238 | 4,696 |
| Myanmar | 469 | 151 | 2,479 | 3,099 |
| Bolivia | 493 | 248 | 2,294 | 3,035 |
| England | 2,637 | 64 | 179 | 2,880 |
| Pakistan | 722 | 856 | 1,293 | 2,871 |
| Nepal | 957 | 687 | 868 | 2,512 |
| France | 2,097 | 44 | 116 | 2,257 |
| Australia | 1,716 | 58 | 122 | 1,896 |
| Canada | 1,656 | 47 | 133 | 1,836 |
| Russia | 1,074 | 190 | 418 | 1,682 |
| Sri Lanka | 791 | 347 | 444 | 1,582 |
| India | 462 | 404 | 598 | 1,464 |
| Bangladesh | 401 | 461 | 527 | 1,389 |
| Turkey | 796 | 248 | 264 | 1,308 |
| Paraguay | 443 | 43 | 650 | 1,136 |
| Status of Residence | 2017/1-12 | 2018/1-12 | 2019/1-12 |
| Spouse or Child of Japanese National (Spouse) (Child) | 9,998 (7,464) (2,534) | 10,466 (7,590) (2,876) | 10,694 (8,005) (2,689) |
| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident | 2,170 | 2,081 | 1,990 |
| Long-Term Resident | 16,309 | 17,146 | 17,515 |