Economy, jobs and prices in Kanoya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kanoya averaged 3.07 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 8th 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 Kanoya earn in total?
Residents of Kanoya had 118.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 38,466 resident-tax payers (38.0 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 Kanoya?
At the 2020 census 45,719 residents of Kanoya were in work and 47,524 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.2 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 Kanoya?
The unemployment rate in Kanoya was 3.8% at the 2020 census (1,805 people out of 47,524 in the labour force), 124th 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 Kanoya?
By sector, 10.4% of employed residents of Kanoya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 68.7% 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 Kanoya?
77.5% of employed residents of Kanoya were employees (excluding company directors), 10.9% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Kanoya?
At the 2020 census 6,420 residents of Kanoya commuted to work in another municipality and 6,779 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 101,738, or 100.6 per 100 night-time residents, 92nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kanoya?
Kanoya had 4,310 private-sector business establishments employing 39,000 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kanoya?
Factories in Kanoya shipped goods worth 59.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 3,797 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 Kanoya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kanoya sold goods worth 250.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,043 commercial establishments employing 7,451 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kanoya?
Kanoya had 916 retail stores and 430 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 14 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kanoya?
Farmland in Kanoya covered 92.00 square kilometres in 2024, 20.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kanoya recycle?
Kanoya produced 31,069 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 14.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kanoya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kanoya ranks 255 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Yatsushiro | 3,086 thousand yen |
| 253 | Nobeoka | 3,082 thousand yen |
| 254 | Karatsu | 3,079 thousand yen |
| 255 | Kanoya | 3,072 thousand yen |
| 256 | Sakata | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 257 | Miyakonojo | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 258 | Tsuruoka | 2,985 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kanoya ranks 139 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Ichihara | 3.8% |
| 137 | Misato | 3.8% |
| 138 | Otsu | 3.8% |
| 139 | Kanoya | 3.8% |
| 140 | Kakogawa | 3.8% |
| 141 | Fukushima | 3.8% |
| 142 | Fujinomiya | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kanoya ranks 92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Imabari | 100.9 |
| 90 | Kirishima | 100.8 |
| 91 | Tsuruoka | 100.7 |
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
| 95 | Kakegawa | 100.4 |
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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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