Economy, jobs and prices in Fukuoka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Fukuoka averaged 4.04 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 50th 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 Fukuoka earn in total?
Residents of Fukuoka had 2.99 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 739,160 resident-tax payers (45.8 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 Fukuoka?
At the 2020 census 712,717 residents of Fukuoka were in work and 747,715 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.2 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 Fukuoka?
The unemployment rate in Fukuoka was 4.7% at the 2020 census (34,998 people out of 747,715 in the labour force), 24th 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 Fukuoka?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Fukuoka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 13.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 83.0% 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 Fukuoka?
82.8% of employed residents of Fukuoka were employees (excluding company directors), 7.7% were self-employed business owners and 5.8% 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 Fukuoka?
At the 2020 census 335,746 residents of Fukuoka commuted to work in another municipality and 451,545 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 1,753,857, or 108.8 per 100 night-time residents, 15th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Fukuoka?
Fukuoka had 74,867 private-sector business establishments employing 923,521 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 Fukuoka?
Factories in Fukuoka shipped goods worth 700.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 20,691 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 Fukuoka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Fukuoka sold goods worth 13.56 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 15,973 commercial establishments employing 162,452 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Fukuoka?
Fukuoka had 11,301 retail stores and 8,549 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 274 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 19 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Fukuoka?
Farmland in Fukuoka covered 17.00 square kilometres in 2024, 4.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Fukuoka recycle?
Fukuoka produced 518,008 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fukuoka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Fukuoka ranks 50 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Funabashi | 4,116 thousand yen |
| 48 | Ebina | 4,102 thousand yen |
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
| 53 | Yachiyo | 4,023 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Fukuoka ranks 24 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Beppu | 4.8% |
| 22 | Moriguchi | 4.8% |
| 23 | Higashiosaka | 4.7% |
| 24 | Fukuoka | 4.7% |
| 25 | Sapporo | 4.7% |
| 26 | Hadano | 4.6% |
| 27 | Kishiwada | 4.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Fukuoka ranks 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mito | 109.2 |
| 13 | Tsuchiura | 109.1 |
| 14 | Fukui | 109.1 |
| 15 | Fukuoka | 108.8 |
| 16 | Kyoto | 108.4 |
| 17 | Kadoma | 108.1 |
| 18 | Musashino | 108.0 |
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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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