Economy, jobs and prices in Ichihara, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ichihara averaged 3.63 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 123rd lowest 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 Ichihara earn in total?
Residents of Ichihara had 456.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 125,922 resident-tax payers (46.7 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 Ichihara?
At the 2020 census 121,438 residents of Ichihara were in work and 126,257 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.1 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 Ichihara?
The unemployment rate in Ichihara was 3.8% at the 2020 census (4,819 people out of 126,257 in the labour force), 127th 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 Ichihara?
By sector, 1.6% of employed residents of Ichihara worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 27.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 66.0% 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 Ichihara?
84.2% of employed residents of Ichihara were employees (excluding company directors), 5.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Ichihara?
At the 2020 census 42,367 residents of Ichihara commuted to work in another municipality and 33,128 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 256,438, or 95.1 per 100 night-time residents, 103rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ichihara?
Ichihara had 8,380 private-sector business establishments employing 106,758 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ichihara?
Factories in Ichihara shipped goods worth 5.12 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 21,104 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 Ichihara?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ichihara sold goods worth 418.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,533 commercial establishments employing 15,374 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ichihara?
Ichihara had 1,424 retail stores and 783 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 32 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 Ichihara?
Farmland in Ichihara covered 53.00 square kilometres in 2024, 14.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ichihara recycle?
Ichihara produced 84,071 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ichihara compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ichihara ranks 140 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Kumagaya | 3,630 thousand yen |
| 138 | Suzuka | 3,628 thousand yen |
| 139 | Ube | 3,626 thousand yen |
| 140 | Ichihara | 3,625 thousand yen |
| 141 | Kurashiki | 3,619 thousand yen |
| 142 | Kumamoto | 3,616 thousand yen |
| 143 | Kitakyushu | 3,616 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ichihara ranks 136 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | Narita | 3.8% |
| 134 | Noda | 3.8% |
| 135 | Morioka | 3.8% |
| 136 | Ichihara | 3.8% |
| 137 | Misato | 3.8% |
| 138 | Otsu | 3.8% |
| 139 | Kanoya | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ichihara ranks 160 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 157 | Fujinomiya | 95.5 |
| 158 | Kazo | 95.3 |
| 159 | Ginowan | 95.2 |
| 160 | Ichihara | 95.1 |
| 161 | Fuchu | 95.1 |
| 162 | Sayama | 95.1 |
| 163 | Koga | 94.9 |
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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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