Economy, jobs and prices in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Aizuwakamatsu averaged 3.23 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 30th lowest 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 Aizuwakamatsu earn in total?
Residents of Aizuwakamatsu had 158.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 49,033 resident-tax payers (41.8 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Aizuwakamatsu?
At the 2020 census 55,742 residents of Aizuwakamatsu were in work and 57,850 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.5 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 Aizuwakamatsu?
The unemployment rate in Aizuwakamatsu was 3.6% at the 2020 census (2,108 people out of 57,850 in the labour force), 97th lowest of 262 cities, below 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 Aizuwakamatsu?
By sector, 4.5% of employed residents of Aizuwakamatsu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 66.5% 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 Aizuwakamatsu?
77.8% of employed residents of Aizuwakamatsu were employees (excluding company directors), 9.5% were self-employed business owners and 5.9% 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 Aizuwakamatsu?
At the 2020 census 7,973 residents of Aizuwakamatsu commuted to work in another municipality and 12,979 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 123,606, or 105.3 per 100 night-time residents, 33rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Aizuwakamatsu?
Aizuwakamatsu had 6,055 private-sector business establishments employing 57,757 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Aizuwakamatsu?
Factories in Aizuwakamatsu shipped goods worth 269.1 billion yen in 2023 and employed 8,942 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 Aizuwakamatsu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Aizuwakamatsu sold goods worth 287.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,350 commercial establishments employing 10,606 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Aizuwakamatsu?
Aizuwakamatsu had 1,124 retail stores and 649 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 19 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Aizuwakamatsu?
Farmland in Aizuwakamatsu covered 65.00 square kilometres in 2024, 17.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Aizuwakamatsu recycle?
Aizuwakamatsu produced 43,205 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Aizuwakamatsu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Aizuwakamatsu ranks 233 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Asahikawa | 3,250 thousand yen |
| 231 | Nagaoka | 3,247 thousand yen |
| 232 | Joetsu | 3,236 thousand yen |
| 233 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3,228 thousand yen |
| 234 | Okinawa | 3,226 thousand yen |
| 235 | Saijo | 3,218 thousand yen |
| 236 | Isahaya | 3,213 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Aizuwakamatsu ranks 166 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 163 | Yaizu | 3.7% |
| 164 | Fujisawa | 3.6% |
| 165 | Kodaira | 3.6% |
| 166 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3.6% |
| 167 | Suita | 3.6% |
| 168 | Narashino | 3.6% |
| 169 | Ota | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Aizuwakamatsu ranks 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matsumoto | 105.8 |
| 31 | Toyama | 105.5 |
| 32 | Tsukuba | 105.5 |
| 33 | Aizuwakamatsu | 105.3 |
| 34 | Omuta | 105.1 |
| 35 | Sendai | 105.1 |
| 36 | Yokkaichi | 104.7 |
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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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