Wakkanai

北海道稚内市

Monthly max/min temperature (2010–2024)

Max Min

738

foreign residents live here

2.5% of the city population (29,492 residents) · Japan average 3.3%

−1 foreign residents in the past year (−0.1%)

across Japan: +9.4% · Between 2024-12 and 2025-12

By nationality

Vietnamese

348

Indonesians

165

Chinese

127

Myanmarese

Koreans

Nepalese

Russians

Americans

Visa status

No work restriction 23 5%

Skilled work visa 32 7%

Tied to one employer 409 85%

Student, family and others 17 4%

Counting Brazilians, Peruvians, Filipinos, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Age and sex are not published for municipalities with fewer than 5,000 foreign residents.

Arrivals and departures

Arrived

242

Left

243

Net

−1

from abroad

168

from elsewhere in Japan

abroad

153

elsewhere in Japan

Movement of foreign residents during 2025.

Open jobs (0)

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Source: Japanese government · Weather: Open-Meteo · Data from 2025–2026