Economy, jobs and prices in Fukaya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Fukaya averaged 3.40 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 69th 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 Fukaya earn in total?
Residents of Fukaya had 216.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 63,684 resident-tax payers (45.1 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 Fukaya?
At the 2020 census 69,203 residents of Fukaya were in work and 72,359 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.0 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 Fukaya?
The unemployment rate in Fukaya was 4.4% at the 2020 census (3,156 people out of 72,359 in the labour force), 50th 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 Fukaya?
By sector, 7.3% of employed residents of Fukaya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 28.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 61.2% 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 Fukaya?
79.9% of employed residents of Fukaya were employees (excluding company directors), 9.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% 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 Fukaya?
At the 2020 census 29,144 residents of Fukaya commuted to work in another municipality and 21,524 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 133,595, or 94.6 per 100 night-time residents, 93rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Fukaya?
Fukaya had 5,136 private-sector business establishments employing 58,229 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Fukaya?
Factories in Fukaya shipped goods worth 461.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 13,754 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 Fukaya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Fukaya sold goods worth 294.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,038 commercial establishments employing 9,933 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Fukaya?
Fukaya had 937 retail stores and 453 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 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 Fukaya?
Farmland in Fukaya covered 58.00 square kilometres in 2024, 41.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Fukaya recycle?
Fukaya produced 52,522 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fukaya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Fukaya ranks 194 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Kadoma | 3,413 thousand yen |
| 192 | Matsusaka | 3,412 thousand yen |
| 193 | Ise | 3,405 thousand yen |
| 194 | Fukaya | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 195 | Fukushima | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 196 | Niigata | 3,389 thousand yen |
| 197 | Miyazaki | 3,388 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Fukaya ranks 50 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Ome | 4.4% |
| 48 | Uji | 4.4% |
| 49 | Kasuga | 4.4% |
| 50 | Fukaya | 4.4% |
| 51 | Kasukabe | 4.4% |
| 52 | Kawanishi | 4.3% |
| 53 | Numazu | 4.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Fukaya ranks 170 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Suzuka | 94.6 |
| 168 | Marugame | 94.6 |
| 169 | Yao | 94.6 |
| 170 | Fukaya | 94.6 |
| 171 | Kakamigahara | 94.5 |
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
| 173 | Nasushiobara | 94.5 |
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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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