Economy, jobs and prices in Hakodate, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hakodate averaged 3.30 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 37th 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 Hakodate earn in total?
Residents of Hakodate had 322.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 97,965 resident-tax payers (39.0 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 Hakodate?
At the 2020 census 109,183 residents of Hakodate were in work and 114,775 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.5 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 Hakodate?
The unemployment rate in Hakodate was 4.9% at the 2020 census (5,592 people out of 114,775 in the labour force), 20th 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 Hakodate?
By sector, 2.9% of employed residents of Hakodate worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.1% 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 Hakodate?
80.3% of employed residents of Hakodate were employees (excluding company directors), 8.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.8% 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 Hakodate?
At the 2020 census 9,131 residents of Hakodate commuted to work in another municipality and 13,964 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 257,568, or 102.6 per 100 night-time residents, 62nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hakodate?
Hakodate had 11,362 private-sector business establishments employing 105,260 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hakodate?
Factories in Hakodate shipped goods worth 204.1 billion yen in 2023 and employed 7,029 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 Hakodate?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hakodate sold goods worth 633.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,448 commercial establishments employing 18,866 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hakodate?
Hakodate had 2,163 retail stores and 1,256 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 41 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Hakodate?
Farmland in Hakodate covered 19.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hakodate recycle?
Hakodate produced 97,043 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 14.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hakodate compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hakodate ranks 226 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 223 | Tochigi | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 224 | Marugame | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 225 | Sano | 3,297 thousand yen |
| 226 | Hakodate | 3,296 thousand yen |
| 227 | Kiryu | 3,285 thousand yen |
| 228 | Shimonoseki | 3,280 thousand yen |
| 229 | Ginowan | 3,252 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hakodate ranks 20 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aomori | 5.0% |
| 18 | Osaka | 4.9% |
| 19 | Ishinomaki | 4.9% |
| 20 | Hakodate | 4.9% |
| 21 | Beppu | 4.8% |
| 22 | Moriguchi | 4.8% |
| 23 | Higashiosaka | 4.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hakodate ranks 62 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Fukushima | 102.8 |
| 60 | Okayama | 102.8 |
| 61 | Iwata | 102.6 |
| 62 | Hakodate | 102.6 |
| 63 | Nagasaki | 102.5 |
| 64 | Nagaoka | 102.4 |
| 65 | Kobe | 102.3 |
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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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