Economy, jobs and prices in Ise, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ise averaged 3.40 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 70th 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 Ise earn in total?
Residents of Ise had 179.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 52,601 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 Ise?
At the 2020 census 58,509 residents of Ise were in work and 60,507 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.7 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 Ise?
The unemployment rate in Ise was 3.3% at the 2020 census (1,998 people out of 60,507 in the labour force), 36th 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 Ise?
By sector, 2.4% of employed residents of Ise worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 69.2% 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 Ise?
79.4% of employed residents of Ise were employees (excluding company directors), 9.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Ise?
At the 2020 census 14,856 residents of Ise commuted to work in another municipality and 13,188 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 122,959, or 100.2 per 100 night-time residents, 99th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ise?
Ise had 6,208 private-sector business establishments employing 53,185 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 8.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ise?
Factories in Ise shipped goods worth 315.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,120 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 Ise?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ise sold goods worth 238.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,427 commercial establishments employing 10,178 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ise?
Ise had 1,277 retail stores and 659 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 19 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Ise?
Farmland in Ise covered 26.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ise recycle?
Ise produced 46,649 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ise compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ise ranks 193 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Noda | 3,426 thousand yen |
| 191 | Kadoma | 3,413 thousand yen |
| 192 | Matsusaka | 3,412 thousand yen |
| 193 | Ise | 3,405 thousand yen |
| 194 | Fukaya | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 195 | Fukushima | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 196 | Niigata | 3,389 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ise ranks 227 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Hakusan | 3.3% |
| 225 | Kasugai | 3.3% |
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
| 230 | Niihama | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ise ranks 99 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Himeji | 100.2 |
| 97 | Hikone | 100.2 |
| 98 | Handa | 100.2 |
| 99 | Ise | 100.2 |
| 100 | Oyama | 100.1 |
| 101 | Joetsu | 100.1 |
| 102 | Sapporo | 100.0 |
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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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