Economy, jobs and prices in Fukushima, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Fukushima averaged 3.40 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 68th 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 Fukushima earn in total?
Residents of Fukushima had 421.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 123,874 resident-tax payers (43.8 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 Fukushima?
At the 2020 census 130,741 residents of Fukushima were in work and 135,872 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.2 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 Fukushima?
The unemployment rate in Fukushima was 3.8% at the 2020 census (5,131 people out of 135,872 in the labour force), 122nd 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 Fukushima?
By sector, 3.9% of employed residents of Fukushima worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.1% 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 Fukushima?
81.7% of employed residents of Fukushima were employees (excluding company directors), 7.7% 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 Fukushima?
At the 2020 census 16,456 residents of Fukushima commuted to work in another municipality and 22,707 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 290,714, or 102.8 per 100 night-time residents, 59th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Fukushima?
Fukushima had 11,926 private-sector business establishments employing 126,192 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Fukushima?
Factories in Fukushima shipped goods worth 475.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 16,723 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 Fukushima?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Fukushima sold goods worth 785.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,519 commercial establishments employing 21,501 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Fukushima?
Fukushima had 2,204 retail stores and 1,015 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 49 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Fukushima?
Farmland in Fukushima covered 65.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Fukushima recycle?
Fukushima produced 99,651 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 11.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fukushima compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Fukushima ranks 195 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 198 | Kochi | 3,387 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Fukushima ranks 141 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | Otsu | 3.8% |
| 139 | Kanoya | 3.8% |
| 140 | Kakogawa | 3.8% |
| 141 | Fukushima | 3.8% |
| 142 | Fujinomiya | 3.8% |
| 143 | Ichinoseki | 3.8% |
| 144 | Niiza | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Fukushima ranks 59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Shizuoka | 102.9 |
| 57 | Isahaya | 102.8 |
| 58 | Tsu | 102.8 |
| 59 | Fukushima | 102.8 |
| 60 | Okayama | 102.8 |
| 61 | Iwata | 102.6 |
| 62 | Hakodate | 102.6 |
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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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