Economy, jobs and prices in Amagasaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Amagasaki averaged 3.68 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 123rd 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 Amagasaki earn in total?
Residents of Amagasaki had 751.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 204,559 resident-tax payers (44.5 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 Amagasaki?
At the 2020 census 185,592 residents of Amagasaki were in work and 194,620 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.4 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Amagasaki?
The unemployment rate in Amagasaki was 4.6% at the 2020 census (9,028 people out of 194,620 in the labour force), 28th 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 Amagasaki?
By sector, 0.3% of employed residents of Amagasaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.5% 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 Amagasaki?
83.9% of employed residents of Amagasaki were employees (excluding company directors), 7.5% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% 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 Amagasaki?
At the 2020 census 87,929 residents of Amagasaki commuted to work in another municipality and 77,058 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 443,929, or 96.6 per 100 night-time residents, 118th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Amagasaki?
Amagasaki had 16,695 private-sector business establishments employing 194,617 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Amagasaki?
Factories in Amagasaki shipped goods worth 1.58 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 33,663 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 Amagasaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Amagasaki sold goods worth 1.07 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,794 commercial establishments employing 26,082 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Amagasaki?
Amagasaki had 2,548 retail stores and 1,982 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 68 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Amagasaki?
Farmland in Amagasaki covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Amagasaki recycle?
Amagasaki produced 133,944 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 13.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Amagasaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Amagasaki ranks 123 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | Komaki | 3,707 thousand yen |
| 121 | Tsu | 3,693 thousand yen |
| 122 | Hikone | 3,692 thousand yen |
| 123 | Amagasaki | 3,675 thousand yen |
| 124 | Higashihiroshima | 3,673 thousand yen |
| 125 | Hitachi | 3,672 thousand yen |
| 126 | Oyama | 3,670 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Amagasaki ranks 28 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Sapporo | 4.7% |
| 26 | Hadano | 4.6% |
| 27 | Kishiwada | 4.6% |
| 28 | Amagasaki | 4.6% |
| 29 | Yao | 4.6% |
| 30 | Osaki | 4.6% |
| 31 | Habikino | 4.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Amagasaki ranks 145 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | Karatsu | 96.8 |
| 143 | Oshu | 96.8 |
| 144 | Kawagoe | 96.8 |
| 145 | Amagasaki | 96.6 |
| 146 | Tochigi | 96.4 |
| 147 | Chikusei | 96.3 |
| 148 | Suita | 96.2 |
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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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