Economy, jobs and prices in Itami, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Itami averaged 3.86 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 85th 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 Itami earn in total?
Residents of Itami had 344.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 89,206 resident-tax payers (45.0 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 Itami?
At the 2020 census 80,919 residents of Itami were in work and 84,450 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.8 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 Itami?
The unemployment rate in Itami was 4.2% at the 2020 census (3,531 people out of 84,450 in the labour force), 67th 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 Itami?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Itami worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.8% 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 Itami?
84.8% of employed residents of Itami were employees (excluding company directors), 6.7% were self-employed business owners and 4.0% 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 Itami?
At the 2020 census 42,451 residents of Itami commuted to work in another municipality and 31,777 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 184,573, or 93.2 per 100 night-time residents, 81st lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Itami?
Itami had 5,648 private-sector business establishments employing 68,928 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Itami?
Factories in Itami shipped goods worth 744.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 16,487 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 Itami?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Itami sold goods worth 521.8 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,051 commercial establishments employing 11,559 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Itami?
Itami had 996 retail stores and 609 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 25 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 Itami?
Farmland in Itami covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 4.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Itami recycle?
Itami produced 58,158 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Itami compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Itami ranks 85 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
| 83 | Kasuga | 3,867 thousand yen |
| 84 | Yokkaichi | 3,858 thousand yen |
| 85 | Itami | 3,856 thousand yen |
| 86 | Sagamihara | 3,855 thousand yen |
| 87 | Isehara | 3,854 thousand yen |
| 88 | Mishima | 3,854 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Itami ranks 67 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Nagasaki | 4.2% |
| 65 | Izumi | 4.2% |
| 66 | Hirakata | 4.2% |
| 67 | Itami | 4.2% |
| 68 | Sendai | 4.2% |
| 69 | Ashikaga | 4.2% |
| 70 | Oita | 4.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Itami ranks 182 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | Kashihara | 93.8 |
| 180 | Moriguchi | 93.7 |
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
| 182 | Itami | 93.2 |
| 183 | Akishima | 93.0 |
| 184 | Fujisawa | 92.9 |
| 185 | Saitama | 92.9 |
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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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