France has the largest Japanese population in Europe, with approximately 100,000 Japanese residents. The UK is second with around 60,000 residents, while Germany has a growing community of around 25,000. The Netherlands has a relatively small but vibrant Japanese community of approximately 10,000 people. Switzerland has a small but growing community of around 6,000 people. Belgium has an active community of around 5,000 people. Spain and Italy both have smaller communities of around 4,000 and 3,000 people respectively. Sweden and Denmark have smaller communities still of approximately 2,500 and 1,500 residents respectively.