Economy, jobs and prices in Fujisawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Fujisawa averaged 4.57 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 17th 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 Fujisawa earn in total?
Residents of Fujisawa had 988.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 216,321 resident-tax payers (49.5 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 Fujisawa?
At the 2020 census 198,078 residents of Fujisawa were in work and 205,578 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.3 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 Fujisawa?
The unemployment rate in Fujisawa was 3.6% at the 2020 census (7,500 people out of 205,578 in the labour force), 99th lowest of 262 cities, below 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 Fujisawa?
By sector, 1.0% of employed residents of Fujisawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 74.7% 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 Fujisawa?
84.3% of employed residents of Fujisawa were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% 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 Fujisawa?
At the 2020 census 99,126 residents of Fujisawa commuted to work in another municipality and 66,302 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 405,999, or 92.9 per 100 night-time residents, 79th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Fujisawa?
Fujisawa had 13,164 private-sector business establishments employing 161,957 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Fujisawa?
Factories in Fujisawa shipped goods worth 1.74 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 25,131 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 Fujisawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Fujisawa sold goods worth 779.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,378 commercial establishments employing 25,866 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Fujisawa?
Fujisawa had 2,354 retail stores and 1,488 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 72 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Fujisawa?
Farmland in Fujisawa covered 8.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Fujisawa recycle?
Fujisawa produced 123,158 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 29.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fujisawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Fujisawa ranks 17 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Takarazuka | 4,637 thousand yen |
| 15 | Yokohama | 4,630 thousand yen |
| 16 | Kawasaki | 4,593 thousand yen |
| 17 | Fujisawa | 4,571 thousand yen |
| 18 | Nagoya | 4,555 thousand yen |
| 19 | Tsukuba | 4,538 thousand yen |
| 20 | Kariya | 4,514 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Fujisawa ranks 164 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Koganei | 3.7% |
| 162 | Utsunomiya | 3.7% |
| 163 | Yaizu | 3.7% |
| 164 | Fujisawa | 3.6% |
| 165 | Kodaira | 3.6% |
| 166 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3.6% |
| 167 | Suita | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Fujisawa ranks 184 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
| 182 | Itami | 93.2 |
| 183 | Akishima | 93.0 |
| 184 | Fujisawa | 92.9 |
| 185 | Saitama | 92.9 |
| 186 | Kuwana | 92.8 |
| 187 | Yokohama | 92.5 |
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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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