Countries With The Most Japanese Outside of Japan

Where can you find Japanese people outside of Japan?

By Number of Japanese
1. Brazil 2.5M
2. United States 1.4M
3. China 127K
4. Philippines 120K
5. Canada 110K
6. Peru 100K
7. United Kingdom 63K
8. South Korea 58K
9. Thailand 47K
10. Australia 41K

These 10 countries make up 95% of all Japanese outside of Japan.


By Japanese % of the Country Population
1. Palau 24%
2. Micronesia 20%
3. Marshall Islands 11%
4. New Caledonia 3.1%
5. Brazil 1.2%
6. United States 0.44%
7. Peru 0.32%
8. Canada 0.31%
9. Hong Kong 0.29%
10. Australia 0.17%


Approximately 96% of Japanese worldwide live in Japan and 4% of Japanese live outside Japan.