Economy, jobs and prices in Ashikaga, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ashikaga averaged 3.31 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 46th 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 Ashikaga earn in total?
Residents of Ashikaga had 204.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 61,772 resident-tax payers (42.7 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 Ashikaga?
At the 2020 census 69,737 residents of Ashikaga were in work and 72,772 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.2 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 Ashikaga?
The unemployment rate in Ashikaga was 4.2% at the 2020 census (3,035 people out of 72,772 in the labour force), 69th 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 Ashikaga?
By sector, 1.8% of employed residents of Ashikaga worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 35.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 60.4% 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 Ashikaga?
79.8% of employed residents of Ashikaga were employees (excluding company directors), 8.7% were self-employed business owners and 6.8% 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 Ashikaga?
At the 2020 census 22,833 residents of Ashikaga commuted to work in another municipality and 16,910 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 139,278, or 96.2 per 100 night-time residents, 114th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ashikaga?
Ashikaga had 6,274 private-sector business establishments employing 60,053 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ashikaga?
Factories in Ashikaga shipped goods worth 401.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 14,523 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 Ashikaga?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ashikaga sold goods worth 251.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,289 commercial establishments employing 9,537 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ashikaga?
Ashikaga had 1,123 retail stores and 563 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 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 Ashikaga?
Farmland in Ashikaga covered 22.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ashikaga recycle?
Ashikaga produced 51,901 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 11.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ashikaga compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ashikaga ranks 217 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 214 | Takaoka | 3,330 thousand yen |
| 215 | Nagahama | 3,327 thousand yen |
| 216 | Hofu | 3,316 thousand yen |
| 217 | Ashikaga | 3,314 thousand yen |
| 218 | Yonago | 3,311 thousand yen |
| 219 | Tomakomai | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 220 | Higashiomi | 3,310 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ashikaga ranks 69 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Hirakata | 4.2% |
| 67 | Itami | 4.2% |
| 68 | Sendai | 4.2% |
| 69 | Ashikaga | 4.2% |
| 70 | Oita | 4.2% |
| 71 | Kurume | 4.1% |
| 72 | Kagoshima | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ashikaga ranks 149 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 146 | Tochigi | 96.4 |
| 147 | Chikusei | 96.3 |
| 148 | Suita | 96.2 |
| 149 | Ashikaga | 96.2 |
| 150 | Daito | 96.2 |
| 151 | Urayasu | 96.0 |
| 152 | Sanda | 95.8 |
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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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