Economy, jobs and prices in Chiba, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Chiba averaged 4.29 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 32nd highest of 262 cities and above 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 Chiba earn in total?
Residents of Chiba had 2.02 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 471,796 resident-tax payers (48.4 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 Chiba?
At the 2020 census 422,739 residents of Chiba were in work and 440,548 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.4 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 Chiba?
The unemployment rate in Chiba was 4.0% at the 2020 census (17,809 people out of 440,548 in the labour force), 91st 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 Chiba?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Chiba worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.4% 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 Chiba?
86.4% of employed residents of Chiba were employees (excluding company directors), 5.5% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Chiba?
At the 2020 census 252,043 residents of Chiba commuted to work in another municipality and 229,334 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 956,669, or 98.1 per 100 night-time residents, 127th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 27,826 private-sector business establishments employing 411,172 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 14.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Chiba?
Factories in Chiba shipped goods worth 1.62 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 22,063 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 Chiba?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Chiba sold goods worth 3.80 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 5,302 commercial establishments employing 71,311 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 4,549 retail stores and 2,272 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 145 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 8 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Chiba?
Farmland in Chiba covered 35.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Chiba recycle?
Chiba produced 335,511 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 34.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Chiba compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Chiba ranks 32 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ichikawa | 4,380 thousand yen |
| 30 | Narashino | 4,358 thousand yen |
| 31 | Chigasaki | 4,295 thousand yen |
| 32 | Chiba | 4,290 thousand yen |
| 33 | Inzai | 4,287 thousand yen |
| 34 | Tachikawa | 4,279 thousand yen |
| 35 | Kusatsu | 4,276 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Chiba ranks 91 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Nobeoka | 4.1% |
| 89 | Kochi | 4.1% |
| 90 | Kiryu | 4.0% |
| 91 | Chiba | 4.0% |
| 92 | Abiko | 4.0% |
| 93 | Sasebo | 4.0% |
| 94 | Wakayama | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Chiba ranks 127 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Shimonoseki | 98.6 |
| 125 | Izumo | 98.6 |
| 126 | Iwaki | 98.3 |
| 127 | Chiba | 98.1 |
| 128 | Hakusan | 97.9 |
| 129 | Kisarazu | 97.8 |
| 130 | Isesaki | 97.6 |
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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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