Economy, jobs and prices in Hikone, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hikone averaged 3.69 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 122nd 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 Hikone earn in total?
Residents of Hikone had 189.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 51,378 resident-tax payers (45.2 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 Hikone?
At the 2020 census 55,490 residents of Hikone were in work and 57,375 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.8 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 Hikone?
The unemployment rate in Hikone was 3.3% at the 2020 census (1,885 people out of 57,375 in the labour force), 35th 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 Hikone?
By sector, 1.6% of employed residents of Hikone worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 33.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 61.9% 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 Hikone?
84.3% of employed residents of Hikone were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Hikone?
At the 2020 census 19,222 residents of Hikone commuted to work in another municipality and 17,876 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 113,885, or 100.2 per 100 night-time residents, 97th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hikone?
Hikone had 4,648 private-sector business establishments employing 51,299 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hikone?
Factories in Hikone shipped goods worth 825.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 12,745 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 Hikone?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hikone sold goods worth 260.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,013 commercial establishments employing 9,153 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hikone?
Hikone had 870 retail stores and 454 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 22 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 Hikone?
Farmland in Hikone covered 26.00 square kilometres in 2024, 13.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hikone recycle?
Hikone produced 32,249 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hikone compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hikone ranks 122 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Matsumoto | 3,708 thousand yen |
| 120 | Komaki | 3,707 thousand yen |
| 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 |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hikone ranks 228 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Kasugai | 3.3% |
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
| 230 | Niihama | 3.3% |
| 231 | Matsumoto | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hikone ranks 97 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
| 95 | Kakegawa | 100.4 |
| 96 | Himeji | 100.2 |
| 97 | Hikone | 100.2 |
| 98 | Handa | 100.2 |
| 99 | Ise | 100.2 |
| 100 | Oyama | 100.1 |
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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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