Economy, jobs and prices in Funabashi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Funabashi averaged 4.12 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 47th 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 Funabashi earn in total?
Residents of Funabashi had 1.32 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 320,620 resident-tax payers (49.9 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 Funabashi?
At the 2020 census 292,935 residents of Funabashi were in work and 303,830 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.6 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 Funabashi?
The unemployment rate in Funabashi was 3.6% at the 2020 census (10,895 people out of 303,830 in the labour force), 85th 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 Funabashi?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Funabashi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.8% 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 Funabashi?
86.6% of employed residents of Funabashi were employees (excluding company directors), 5.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Funabashi?
At the 2020 census 174,358 residents of Funabashi commuted to work in another municipality and 79,937 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 542,642, or 84.4 per 100 night-time residents, 20th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Funabashi?
Funabashi had 15,194 private-sector business establishments employing 192,205 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Funabashi?
Factories in Funabashi shipped goods worth 843.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 15,763 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 Funabashi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Funabashi sold goods worth 1.16 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,784 commercial establishments employing 33,124 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Funabashi?
Funabashi had 2,597 retail stores and 1,580 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 85 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 7 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Funabashi?
Farmland in Funabashi covered 11.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Funabashi recycle?
Funabashi produced 190,338 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Funabashi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Funabashi ranks 47 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Tama | 4,149 thousand yen |
| 45 | Toda | 4,143 thousand yen |
| 46 | Toyota | 4,121 thousand yen |
| 47 | Funabashi | 4,116 thousand yen |
| 48 | Ebina | 4,102 thousand yen |
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Funabashi ranks 178 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | Marugame | 3.6% |
| 176 | Nishinomiya | 3.6% |
| 177 | Kashiwa | 3.6% |
| 178 | Funabashi | 3.6% |
| 179 | Ikoma | 3.6% |
| 180 | Yokohama | 3.6% |
| 181 | Yachiyo | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Funabashi ranks 243 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | Kawachinagano | 85.5 |
| 241 | Kokubunji | 85.3 |
| 242 | Soka | 84.7 |
| 243 | Funabashi | 84.4 |
| 244 | Ageo | 83.6 |
| 245 | Higashikurume | 83.0 |
| 246 | Asaka | 82.9 |
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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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