Economy, jobs and prices in Higashihiroshima, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Higashihiroshima averaged 3.67 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 124th 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 Higashihiroshima earn in total?
Residents of Higashihiroshima had 313.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 85,455 resident-tax payers (43.5 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 Higashihiroshima?
At the 2020 census 93,624 residents of Higashihiroshima were in work and 96,487 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.6 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 Higashihiroshima?
The unemployment rate in Higashihiroshima was 3.0% at the 2020 census (2,863 people out of 96,487 in the labour force), 13th 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 Higashihiroshima?
By sector, 3.6% of employed residents of Higashihiroshima worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 29.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 62.9% 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 Higashihiroshima?
84.3% of employed residents of Higashihiroshima were employees (excluding company directors), 7.2% were self-employed business owners and 4.0% 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 Higashihiroshima?
At the 2020 census 19,434 residents of Higashihiroshima commuted to work in another municipality and 18,906 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 196,038, or 99.7 per 100 night-time residents, 110th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Higashihiroshima?
Higashihiroshima had 7,014 private-sector business establishments employing 93,345 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Higashihiroshima?
Factories in Higashihiroshima shipped goods worth 1.18 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 25,202 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 Higashihiroshima?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Higashihiroshima sold goods worth 410.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,352 commercial establishments employing 13,541 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Higashihiroshima?
Higashihiroshima had 1,215 retail stores and 519 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 38 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Higashihiroshima?
Farmland in Higashihiroshima covered 68.00 square kilometres in 2024, 10.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Higashihiroshima recycle?
Higashihiroshima produced 62,240 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Higashihiroshima compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Higashihiroshima ranks 124 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Tsu | 3,693 thousand yen |
| 122 | Hikone | 3,692 thousand yen |
| 123 | Amagasaki | 3,675 thousand yen |
| 124 | Higashihiroshima | 3,673 thousand yen |
| 125 | Hitachi | 3,672 thousand yen |
| 126 | Oyama | 3,670 thousand yen |
| 127 | Fukui | 3,665 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Higashihiroshima ranks 250 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | Toyokawa | 3.0% |
| 248 | Urayasu | 3.0% |
| 249 | Toyama | 3.0% |
| 250 | Higashihiroshima | 3.0% |
| 251 | Tsukuba | 2.9% |
| 252 | Joetsu | 2.9% |
| 253 | Yokkaichi | 2.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Higashihiroshima ranks 110 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | Ube | 99.8 |
| 108 | Fukuyama | 99.8 |
| 109 | Takaoka | 99.7 |
| 110 | Higashihiroshima | 99.7 |
| 111 | Sano | 99.6 |
| 112 | Tama | 99.5 |
| 113 | Hamamatsu | 99.1 |
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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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