Economy, jobs and prices in Kanazawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kanazawa averaged 3.76 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 104th 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 Kanazawa earn in total?
Residents of Kanazawa had 802.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 213,137 resident-tax payers (46.0 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 Kanazawa?
At the 2020 census 222,028 residents of Kanazawa were in work and 229,691 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.9 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 Kanazawa?
The unemployment rate in Kanazawa was 3.3% at the 2020 census (7,663 people out of 229,691 in the labour force), 43rd 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 Kanazawa?
By sector, 1.2% of employed residents of Kanazawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 20.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.3% 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 Kanazawa?
81.7% of employed residents of Kanazawa were employees (excluding company directors), 8.0% were self-employed business owners and 6.2% 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 Kanazawa?
At the 2020 census 35,032 residents of Kanazawa commuted to work in another municipality and 60,988 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 497,783, or 107.5 per 100 night-time residents, 21st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kanazawa?
Kanazawa had 24,881 private-sector business establishments employing 251,596 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kanazawa?
Factories in Kanazawa shipped goods worth 548.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 19,795 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 Kanazawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kanazawa sold goods worth 2.44 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 5,293 commercial establishments employing 46,454 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kanazawa?
Kanazawa had 3,948 retail stores and 2,646 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 74 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kanazawa?
Farmland in Kanazawa covered 34.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kanazawa recycle?
Kanazawa produced 144,939 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kanazawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kanazawa ranks 104 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Hitachinaka | 3,779 thousand yen |
| 102 | Hiratsuka | 3,777 thousand yen |
| 103 | Ichinomiya | 3,769 thousand yen |
| 104 | Kanazawa | 3,764 thousand yen |
| 105 | Kakogawa | 3,763 thousand yen |
| 106 | Toyohashi | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kanazawa ranks 220 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 217 | Mitaka | 3.4% |
| 218 | Matsusaka | 3.4% |
| 219 | Oshu | 3.4% |
| 220 | Kanazawa | 3.3% |
| 221 | Iwata | 3.3% |
| 222 | Komatsu | 3.3% |
| 223 | Seto | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kanazawa ranks 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Musashino | 108.0 |
| 19 | Numazu | 107.9 |
| 20 | Ota | 107.8 |
| 21 | Kanazawa | 107.5 |
| 22 | Tokushima | 107.1 |
| 23 | Kusatsu | 106.9 |
| 24 | Hirosaki | 106.7 |
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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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