Economy, jobs and prices in Ebetsu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ebetsu averaged 3.20 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 24th 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 Ebetsu earn in total?
Residents of Ebetsu had 152.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 47,558 resident-tax payers (39.3 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 Ebetsu?
At the 2020 census 53,400 residents of Ebetsu were in work and 55,906 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.1 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 Ebetsu?
The unemployment rate in Ebetsu was 4.5% at the 2020 census (2,506 people out of 55,906 in the labour force), 41st 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 Ebetsu?
By sector, 2.8% of employed residents of Ebetsu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.2% 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 Ebetsu?
85.1% of employed residents of Ebetsu were employees (excluding company directors), 6.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Ebetsu?
At the 2020 census 24,638 residents of Ebetsu commuted to work in another municipality and 10,886 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 109,357, or 90.3 per 100 night-time residents, 58th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ebetsu?
Ebetsu had 3,257 private-sector business establishments employing 33,682 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ebetsu?
Factories in Ebetsu shipped goods worth 89.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 3,563 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 Ebetsu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ebetsu sold goods worth 137.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 608 commercial establishments employing 6,481 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ebetsu?
Ebetsu had 574 retail stores and 267 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 22 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 Ebetsu?
Farmland in Ebetsu covered 70.00 square kilometres in 2024, 37.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ebetsu recycle?
Ebetsu produced 36,019 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 19.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ebetsu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ebetsu ranks 239 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Isahaya | 3,213 thousand yen |
| 237 | Iizuka | 3,209 thousand yen |
| 238 | Kushiro | 3,202 thousand yen |
| 239 | Ebetsu | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 240 | Sasebo | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 241 | Izumo | 3,185 thousand yen |
| 242 | Beppu | 3,177 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ebetsu ranks 41 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Tondabayashi | 4.5% |
| 39 | Tsuchiura | 4.5% |
| 40 | Tochigi | 4.5% |
| 41 | Ebetsu | 4.5% |
| 42 | Kyoto | 4.5% |
| 43 | Chikushino | 4.5% |
| 44 | Chikusei | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ebetsu ranks 205 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 202 | Akashi | 90.5 |
| 203 | Ome | 90.5 |
| 204 | Misato | 90.4 |
| 205 | Ebetsu | 90.3 |
| 206 | Narashino | 90.3 |
| 207 | Machida | 90.3 |
| 208 | Chikushino | 90.2 |
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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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