Economy, jobs and prices in Gifu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Gifu averaged 3.91 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 68th highest 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 Gifu earn in total?
Residents of Gifu had 708.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 181,141 resident-tax payers (45.0 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 Gifu?
At the 2020 census 194,500 residents of Gifu were in work and 201,314 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.3 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 Gifu?
The unemployment rate in Gifu was 3.4% at the 2020 census (6,814 people out of 201,314 in the labour force), 51st 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 Gifu?
By sector, 1.5% of employed residents of Gifu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 72.2% 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 Gifu?
80.1% of employed residents of Gifu were employees (excluding company directors), 8.9% were self-employed business owners and 6.3% 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 Gifu?
At the 2020 census 62,775 residents of Gifu commuted to work in another municipality and 65,243 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 411,497, or 102.2 per 100 night-time residents, 67th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Gifu?
Gifu had 19,852 private-sector business establishments employing 192,429 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Gifu?
Factories in Gifu shipped goods worth 278.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 11,442 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 Gifu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Gifu sold goods worth 1.39 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,107 commercial establishments employing 36,107 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Gifu?
Gifu had 3,161 retail stores and 2,150 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 49 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 Gifu?
Farmland in Gifu covered 38.00 square kilometres in 2024, 18.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Gifu recycle?
Gifu produced 126,101 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Gifu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Gifu ranks 68 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Utsunomiya | 3,937 thousand yen |
| 66 | Higashimurayama | 3,925 thousand yen |
| 67 | Handa | 3,919 thousand yen |
| 68 | Gifu | 3,913 thousand yen |
| 69 | Fujimi | 3,908 thousand yen |
| 70 | Hiroshima | 3,906 thousand yen |
| 71 | Sakura | 3,901 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Gifu ranks 212 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | Tajimi | 3.4% |
| 210 | Chofu | 3.4% |
| 211 | Asaka | 3.4% |
| 212 | Gifu | 3.4% |
| 213 | Ichinomiya | 3.4% |
| 214 | Hofu | 3.4% |
| 215 | Suzuka | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Gifu ranks 67 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Nagaoka | 102.4 |
| 65 | Kobe | 102.3 |
| 66 | Urasoe | 102.2 |
| 67 | Gifu | 102.2 |
| 68 | Ishinomaki | 102.2 |
| 69 | Kitakyushu | 102.1 |
| 70 | Niihama | 101.9 |
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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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