The international student population at Hokkaido University is constantly growing.
The graph below illustrates this growth (blue) as well as how many come over self-supported (orange), with a Japanese Government scholarship (grey), or a Foreign Government scholarship (yellow).
| Year* | TOTAL | Self-supported | Japanese government | Foreign government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 773 | 443 | 322 | 8 |
| 2004 | 764 | 441 | 314 | 9 |
| 2005 | 769 | 462 | 298 | 9 |
| 2006 | 801 | 501 | 290 | 10 |
| 2007 | 813 | 518 | 282 | 13 |
| 2008 | 864 | 566 | 271 | 27 |
| 2009 | 990 | 650 | 300 | 40 |
| 2010 | 1,162 | 752 | 313 | 97 |
| 2011 | 1,340 | 871 | 308 | 161 |
| 2012 | 1,347 | 885 | 275 | 187 |
| 2013 | 1,384 | 923 | 283 | 178 |
| 2014 | 1,456 | 995 | 309 | 152 |
| 2015 | 1,570 | 1,112 | 366 | 92 |
| 2016 | 1,735 | 1,279 | 385 | 71 |
| 2017 | 1,851 | 1,400 | 384 | 67 |
| 2018 | 2,101 | 1,630 | 408 | 63 |
| 2019 | 2,223 | 1,787 | 374 | 62 |
| 2020 | 2,093 | 1,710 | 329 | 54 |
| 2021 | 2,057 | 1,734 | 296 | 27 |
| 2022 | 2,024 | 1,670 | 331 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2,129 | 1,773 | 338 | 18 |
| 2024 | 2,042 | 1,667 | 354 | 21 |
| *As of May 1st per academic year | ||||