Economy, jobs and prices in Inazawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Inazawa averaged 3.75 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 110th 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 Inazawa earn in total?
Residents of Inazawa had 232.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 61,915 resident-tax payers (45.9 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 Inazawa?
At the 2020 census 67,583 residents of Inazawa were in work and 69,739 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 50.2 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 Inazawa?
The unemployment rate in Inazawa was 3.1% at the 2020 census (2,156 people out of 69,739 in the labour force), 22nd 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 Inazawa?
By sector, 3.8% of employed residents of Inazawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 29.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.0% 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 Inazawa?
82.9% of employed residents of Inazawa were employees (excluding company directors), 7.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% 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 Inazawa?
At the 2020 census 33,833 residents of Inazawa commuted to work in another municipality and 30,617 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 129,117, or 95.8 per 100 night-time residents, 110th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Inazawa?
Inazawa had 4,348 private-sector business establishments employing 63,402 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 14.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Inazawa?
Factories in Inazawa shipped goods worth 674.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 18,315 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 Inazawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Inazawa sold goods worth 429.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 801 commercial establishments employing 8,560 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Inazawa?
Inazawa had 747 retail stores and 435 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Inazawa?
Farmland in Inazawa covered 32.00 square kilometres in 2024, 40.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Inazawa recycle?
Inazawa produced 35,705 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 16.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Inazawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Inazawa ranks 110 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 108 | Maebashi | 3,760 thousand yen |
| 109 | Seto | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 110 | Inazawa | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 111 | Ogaki | 3,743 thousand yen |
| 112 | Kofu | 3,738 thousand yen |
| 113 | Kamagaya | 3,731 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Inazawa ranks 241 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
| 243 | Hatsukaichi | 3.1% |
| 244 | Kakamigahara | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Inazawa ranks 153 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | Daito | 96.2 |
| 151 | Urayasu | 96.0 |
| 152 | Sanda | 95.8 |
| 153 | Inazawa | 95.8 |
| 154 | Mishima | 95.8 |
| 155 | Matsusaka | 95.7 |
| 156 | Isehara | 95.5 |
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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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