Economy, jobs and prices in Hirakata, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hirakata averaged 3.87 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 82nd 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 Hirakata earn in total?
Residents of Hirakata had 657.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 169,927 resident-tax payers (42.8 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 Hirakata?
At the 2020 census 160,679 residents of Hirakata were in work and 167,747 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.4 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 Hirakata?
The unemployment rate in Hirakata was 4.2% at the 2020 census (7,068 people out of 167,747 in the labour force), 66th 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 Hirakata?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Hirakata worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 74.4% 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 Hirakata?
85.2% of employed residents of Hirakata were employees (excluding company directors), 6.9% were self-employed business owners and 4.5% 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 Hirakata?
At the 2020 census 80,469 residents of Hirakata commuted to work in another municipality and 39,815 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 355,804, or 89.6 per 100 night-time residents, 51st lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hirakata?
Hirakata had 9,839 private-sector business establishments employing 121,833 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hirakata?
Factories in Hirakata shipped goods worth 1.08 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 18,278 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 Hirakata?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hirakata sold goods worth 505.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,863 commercial establishments employing 18,448 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hirakata?
Hirakata had 1,773 retail stores and 958 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 49 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 Hirakata?
Farmland in Hirakata covered 4.00 square kilometres in 2024, 6.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hirakata recycle?
Hirakata produced 106,835 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hirakata compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hirakata ranks 82 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
| 83 | Kasuga | 3,867 thousand yen |
| 84 | Yokkaichi | 3,858 thousand yen |
| 85 | Itami | 3,856 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hirakata ranks 66 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Kazo | 4.2% |
| 64 | Nagasaki | 4.2% |
| 65 | Izumi | 4.2% |
| 66 | Hirakata | 4.2% |
| 67 | Itami | 4.2% |
| 68 | Sendai | 4.2% |
| 69 | Ashikaga | 4.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hirakata ranks 212 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | Kakogawa | 90.1 |
| 210 | Mitaka | 89.8 |
| 211 | Toride | 89.6 |
| 212 | Hirakata | 89.6 |
| 213 | Tondabayashi | 89.2 |
| 214 | Kodaira | 89.0 |
| 215 | Chofu | 89.0 |
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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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