UNHCR · Conflict & Displacement
Japan: Stateless people, by country of residence
534people · 2025-11.4% since 2015
People not considered nationals by any state, as counted by UNHCR. Annual figures for Japan from 2005 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 534 | |
| 2024 | 505 | |
| 2023 | 503 | |
| 2022 | 508 | |
| 2021 | 531 | |
| 2020 | 707 | |
| 2019 | 687 | |
| 2018 | 709 | |
| 2017 | 585 | |
| 2016 | 626 | |
| 2015 | 603 | |
| 2014 | 635 | |
| 2013 | 852 | |
| 2012 | 1,100 | |
| 2011 | 1,234 | |
| 2010 | 1,397 | |
| 2009 | 1,525 | |
| 2008 | 1,573 | |
| 2007 | 1,717 | |
| 2006 | 1,826 | |
| 2005 | 1,765 |
Source
Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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UNHCR (2026). Stateless people, by country of residence. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-stateless (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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- Jordan
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- Kenya
- Korea, Republic of
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- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
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- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Türkiye
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- Uganda
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- United Kingdom
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