Economy, jobs and prices in Hiroshima, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hiroshima averaged 3.91 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 70th 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 Hiroshima earn in total?
Residents of Hiroshima had 2.15 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 549,420 resident-tax payers (45.8 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 Hiroshima?
At the 2020 census 563,681 residents of Hiroshima were in work and 584,213 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.9 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 Hiroshima?
The unemployment rate in Hiroshima was 3.5% at the 2020 census (20,532 people out of 584,213 in the labour force), 69th 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 Hiroshima?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Hiroshima worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.2% 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 Hiroshima?
83.5% of employed residents of Hiroshima were employees (excluding company directors), 7.1% were self-employed business owners and 5.9% 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 Hiroshima?
At the 2020 census 272,643 residents of Hiroshima commuted to work in another municipality and 280,084 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 1,214,150, or 101.1 per 100 night-time residents, 85th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hiroshima?
Hiroshima had 52,401 private-sector business establishments employing 593,108 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 Hiroshima?
Factories in Hiroshima shipped goods worth 3.54 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 54,096 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 Hiroshima?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hiroshima sold goods worth 7.43 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 10,653 commercial establishments employing 109,897 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hiroshima?
Hiroshima had 7,755 retail stores and 5,515 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 210 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 15 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Hiroshima?
Farmland in Hiroshima covered 24.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hiroshima recycle?
Hiroshima produced 341,726 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 14.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hiroshima compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hiroshima ranks 70 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Handa | 3,919 thousand yen |
| 68 | Gifu | 3,913 thousand yen |
| 69 | Fujimi | 3,908 thousand yen |
| 70 | Hiroshima | 3,906 thousand yen |
| 71 | Sakura | 3,901 thousand yen |
| 72 | Atsugi | 3,900 thousand yen |
| 73 | Shizuoka | 3,897 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hiroshima ranks 194 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Tokyo | 3.5% |
| 192 | Ube | 3.5% |
| 193 | Tottori | 3.5% |
| 194 | Hiroshima | 3.5% |
| 195 | Ebina | 3.5% |
| 196 | Fukuyama | 3.5% |
| 197 | Yonago | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hiroshima ranks 85 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Oita | 101.2 |
| 83 | Matsuyama | 101.2 |
| 84 | Komatsu | 101.1 |
| 85 | Hiroshima | 101.1 |
| 86 | Iizuka | 101.1 |
| 87 | Kagoshima | 101.0 |
| 88 | Onomichi | 101.0 |
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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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