Economy, jobs and prices in Ageo, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ageo averaged 3.82 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 92nd highest of 262 cities and below the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Ageo earn in total?
Residents of Ageo had 413.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 108,217 resident-tax payers (47.7 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Ageo?
At the 2020 census 107,306 residents of Ageo were in work and 111,781 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.3 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ageo?
The unemployment rate in Ageo was 4.0% at the 2020 census (4,475 people out of 111,781 in the labour force), 103rd highest of 262 cities, above the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Ageo?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Ageo worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 20.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.1% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Ageo?
85.8% of employed residents of Ageo were employees (excluding company directors), 6.2% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Ageo?
At the 2020 census 62,637 residents of Ageo commuted to work in another municipality and 29,137 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 189,660, or 83.6 per 100 night-time residents, 19th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ageo?
Ageo had 6,043 private-sector business establishments employing 67,522 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ageo?
Factories in Ageo shipped goods worth 423.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 10,156 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Ageo?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ageo sold goods worth 667.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,076 commercial establishments employing 13,115 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ageo?
Ageo had 974 retail stores and 547 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 37 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Ageo?
Farmland in Ageo covered 7.00 square kilometres in 2024, 15.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ageo recycle?
Ageo produced 60,308 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ageo compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ageo ranks 92 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Sendai | 3,846 thousand yen |
| 90 | Kisarazu | 3,845 thousand yen |
| 91 | Mito | 3,832 thousand yen |
| 92 | Ageo | 3,822 thousand yen |
| 93 | Soka | 3,805 thousand yen |
| 94 | Odawara | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 95 | Misato | 3,803 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ageo ranks 103 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Tokorozawa | 4.0% |
| 101 | Matsudo | 4.0% |
| 102 | Isesaki | 4.0% |
| 103 | Ageo | 4.0% |
| 104 | Akashi | 4.0% |
| 105 | Ikeda | 4.0% |
| 106 | Okayama | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ageo ranks 244 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Kokubunji | 85.3 |
| 242 | Soka | 84.7 |
| 243 | Funabashi | 84.4 |
| 244 | Ageo | 83.6 |
| 245 | Higashikurume | 83.0 |
| 246 | Asaka | 82.9 |
| 247 | Fujimino | 82.6 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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