Economy, jobs and prices in Hamamatsu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hamamatsu averaged 3.73 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 114th 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 Hamamatsu earn in total?
Residents of Hamamatsu had 1.40 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 375,817 resident-tax payers (47.5 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 Hamamatsu?
At the 2020 census 404,044 residents of Hamamatsu were in work and 420,214 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 51.1 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 Hamamatsu?
The unemployment rate in Hamamatsu was 3.8% at the 2020 census (16,170 people out of 420,214 in the labour force), 131st lowest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Hamamatsu?
By sector, 3.5% of employed residents of Hamamatsu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 33.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 61.7% 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 Hamamatsu?
82.9% of employed residents of Hamamatsu were employees (excluding company directors), 8.1% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Hamamatsu?
At the 2020 census 177,856 residents of Hamamatsu commuted to work in another municipality and 168,720 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 783,766, or 99.1 per 100 night-time residents, 113th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hamamatsu?
Hamamatsu had 33,755 private-sector business establishments employing 382,432 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hamamatsu?
Factories in Hamamatsu shipped goods worth 2.37 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 71,721 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 Hamamatsu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hamamatsu sold goods worth 2.79 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 6,886 commercial establishments employing 61,255 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hamamatsu?
Hamamatsu had 5,568 retail stores and 2,889 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 124 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Hamamatsu?
Farmland in Hamamatsu covered 115.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hamamatsu recycle?
Hamamatsu produced 222,828 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hamamatsu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hamamatsu ranks 114 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Ogaki | 3,743 thousand yen |
| 112 | Kofu | 3,738 thousand yen |
| 113 | Kamagaya | 3,731 thousand yen |
| 114 | Hamamatsu | 3,727 thousand yen |
| 115 | Izumi | 3,726 thousand yen |
| 116 | Wakayama | 3,714 thousand yen |
| 117 | Okayama | 3,713 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hamamatsu ranks 132 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Koshigaya | 3.9% |
| 130 | Mito | 3.9% |
| 131 | Kuki | 3.9% |
| 132 | Hamamatsu | 3.8% |
| 133 | Narita | 3.8% |
| 134 | Noda | 3.8% |
| 135 | Morioka | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hamamatsu ranks 113 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | Higashihiroshima | 99.7 |
| 111 | Sano | 99.6 |
| 112 | Tama | 99.5 |
| 113 | Hamamatsu | 99.1 |
| 114 | Hachioji | 99.1 |
| 115 | Beppu | 99.0 |
| 116 | Kurume | 99.0 |
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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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