Economy, jobs and prices in Asahikawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Asahikawa averaged 3.25 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 33rd 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 Asahikawa earn in total?
Residents of Asahikawa had 428.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 131,905 resident-tax payers (40.1 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 Asahikawa?
At the 2020 census 146,321 residents of Asahikawa were in work and 153,242 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.4 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 Asahikawa?
The unemployment rate in Asahikawa was 4.5% at the 2020 census (6,921 people out of 153,242 in the labour force), 37th 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 Asahikawa?
By sector, 2.6% of employed residents of Asahikawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.6% 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 Asahikawa?
83.4% of employed residents of Asahikawa were employees (excluding company directors), 7.4% 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 Asahikawa?
At the 2020 census 9,189 residents of Asahikawa commuted to work in another municipality and 9,798 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 331,123, or 100.6 per 100 night-time residents, 94th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Asahikawa?
Asahikawa had 14,016 private-sector business establishments employing 140,107 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Asahikawa?
Factories in Asahikawa shipped goods worth 224.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,006 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 Asahikawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Asahikawa sold goods worth 1.15 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,895 commercial establishments employing 27,298 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Asahikawa?
Asahikawa had 2,409 retail stores and 1,503 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 67 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 Asahikawa?
Farmland in Asahikawa covered 137.00 square kilometres in 2024, 18.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Asahikawa recycle?
Asahikawa produced 106,904 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Asahikawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Asahikawa ranks 230 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | Kiryu | 3,285 thousand yen |
| 228 | Shimonoseki | 3,280 thousand yen |
| 229 | Ginowan | 3,252 thousand yen |
| 230 | Asahikawa | 3,250 thousand yen |
| 231 | Nagaoka | 3,247 thousand yen |
| 232 | Joetsu | 3,236 thousand yen |
| 233 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3,228 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Asahikawa ranks 37 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Sakai | 4.5% |
| 35 | Hachinohe | 4.5% |
| 36 | Izumisano | 4.5% |
| 37 | Asahikawa | 4.5% |
| 38 | Tondabayashi | 4.5% |
| 39 | Tsuchiura | 4.5% |
| 40 | Tochigi | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Asahikawa ranks 94 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Tsuruoka | 100.7 |
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
| 95 | Kakegawa | 100.4 |
| 96 | Himeji | 100.2 |
| 97 | Hikone | 100.2 |
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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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