Economy, jobs and prices in Ginowan, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ginowan averaged 3.25 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 34th 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 Ginowan earn in total?
Residents of Ginowan had 135.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 41,522 resident-tax payers (41.5 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 Ginowan?
At the 2020 census 36,086 residents of Ginowan were in work and 38,238 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 36.0 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 Ginowan?
The unemployment rate in Ginowan was 5.6% at the 2020 census (2,152 people out of 38,238 in the labour force), 7th 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 Ginowan?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Ginowan worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 13.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 81.1% 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 Ginowan?
82.3% of employed residents of Ginowan were employees (excluding company directors), 8.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.3% 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 Ginowan?
At the 2020 census 20,360 residents of Ginowan commuted to work in another municipality and 14,065 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 95,322, or 95.2 per 100 night-time residents, 104th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ginowan?
Ginowan had 3,642 private-sector business establishments employing 34,210 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ginowan?
Factories in Ginowan shipped goods worth 7.1 billion yen in 2023 and employed 480 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 Ginowan?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ginowan sold goods worth 187.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 738 commercial establishments employing 6,295 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ginowan?
Ginowan had 667 retail stores and 460 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 17 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 Ginowan?
Farmland in Ginowan covered 0.00 square kilometres in 2024, 0.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ginowan recycle?
Ginowan produced 25,812 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ginowan compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ginowan ranks 229 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Hakodate | 3,296 thousand yen |
| 227 | Kiryu | 3,285 thousand yen |
| 228 | Shimonoseki | 3,280 thousand yen |
| 229 | Ginowan | 3,252 thousand yen |
| 230 | Asahikawa | 3,250 thousand yen |
| 231 | Nagaoka | 3,247 thousand yen |
| 232 | Joetsu | 3,236 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ginowan ranks 7 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Uruma | 5.8% |
| 5 | Sakado | 5.7% |
| 6 | Kadoma | 5.7% |
| 7 | Ginowan | 5.6% |
| 8 | Matsubara | 5.2% |
| 9 | Mishima | 5.1% |
| 10 | Iizuka | 5.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ginowan ranks 159 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Isehara | 95.5 |
| 157 | Fujinomiya | 95.5 |
| 158 | Kazo | 95.3 |
| 159 | Ginowan | 95.2 |
| 160 | Ichihara | 95.1 |
| 161 | Fuchu | 95.1 |
| 162 | Sayama | 95.1 |
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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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