Economy, jobs and prices in Fukuyama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Fukuyama averaged 3.45 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 81st 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 Fukuyama earn in total?
Residents of Fukuyama had 699.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 202,904 resident-tax payers (44.0 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 Fukuyama?
At the 2020 census 212,140 residents of Fukuyama were in work and 219,856 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.0 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 Fukuyama?
The unemployment rate in Fukuyama was 3.5% at the 2020 census (7,716 people out of 219,856 in the labour force), 67th 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 Fukuyama?
By sector, 1.4% of employed residents of Fukuyama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 30.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.3% 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 Fukuyama?
81.2% of employed residents of Fukuyama were employees (excluding company directors), 7.6% were self-employed business owners and 6.2% 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 Fukuyama?
At the 2020 census 26,107 residents of Fukuyama commuted to work in another municipality and 25,851 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 459,916, or 99.8 per 100 night-time residents, 108th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Fukuyama?
Fukuyama had 20,353 private-sector business establishments employing 213,285 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Fukuyama?
Factories in Fukuyama shipped goods worth 2.18 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 38,296 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 Fukuyama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Fukuyama sold goods worth 1.48 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,180 commercial establishments employing 36,744 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Fukuyama?
Fukuyama had 3,384 retail stores and 1,726 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 80 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Fukuyama?
Farmland in Fukuyama covered 34.00 square kilometres in 2024, 6.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Fukuyama recycle?
Fukuyama produced 143,410 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 42.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fukuyama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Fukuyama ranks 182 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | Sayama | 3,478 thousand yen |
| 180 | Kagoshima | 3,471 thousand yen |
| 181 | Niihama | 3,463 thousand yen |
| 182 | Fukuyama | 3,448 thousand yen |
| 183 | Kakegawa | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 184 | Kitami | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 185 | Obihiro | 3,442 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Fukuyama ranks 196 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 193 | Tottori | 3.5% |
| 194 | Hiroshima | 3.5% |
| 195 | Ebina | 3.5% |
| 196 | Fukuyama | 3.5% |
| 197 | Yonago | 3.5% |
| 198 | Saga | 3.5% |
| 199 | Ichikawa | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Fukuyama ranks 108 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Kitami | 99.9 |
| 106 | Yatsushiro | 99.8 |
| 107 | Ube | 99.8 |
| 108 | Fukuyama | 99.8 |
| 109 | Takaoka | 99.7 |
| 110 | Higashihiroshima | 99.7 |
| 111 | Sano | 99.6 |
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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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