Economy, jobs and prices in Kawasaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kawasaki averaged 4.59 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 16th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Kawasaki earn in total?
Residents of Kawasaki had 3.79 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 824,664 resident-tax payers (53.6 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 Kawasaki?
At the 2020 census 717,354 residents of Kawasaki were in work and 741,499 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.6 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 Kawasaki?
The unemployment rate in Kawasaki was 3.3% at the 2020 census (24,145 people out of 741,499 in the labour force), 31st 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 Kawasaki?
By sector, 0.4% of employed residents of Kawasaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.5% 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 Kawasaki?
85.6% of employed residents of Kawasaki were employees (excluding company directors), 5.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.2% 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 Kawasaki?
At the 2020 census 463,841 residents of Kawasaki commuted to work in another municipality and 291,733 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 1,342,397, or 87.3 per 100 night-time residents, 30th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kawasaki?
Kawasaki had 41,223 private-sector business establishments employing 547,471 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kawasaki?
Factories in Kawasaki shipped goods worth 4.32 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 53,635 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 Kawasaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kawasaki sold goods worth 3.19 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 6,353 commercial establishments employing 82,987 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kawasaki?
Kawasaki had 6,083 retail stores and 4,190 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 178 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 12 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kawasaki?
Farmland in Kawasaki covered 5.00 square kilometres in 2024, 3.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kawasaki recycle?
Kawasaki produced 408,364 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kawasaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kawasaki ranks 16 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chofu | 4,767 thousand yen |
| 14 | Takarazuka | 4,637 thousand yen |
| 15 | Yokohama | 4,630 thousand yen |
| 16 | Kawasaki | 4,593 thousand yen |
| 17 | Fujisawa | 4,571 thousand yen |
| 18 | Nagoya | 4,555 thousand yen |
| 19 | Tsukuba | 4,538 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kawasaki ranks 232 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
| 230 | Niihama | 3.3% |
| 231 | Matsumoto | 3.3% |
| 232 | Kawasaki | 3.3% |
| 233 | Fujieda | 3.2% |
| 234 | Iwakuni | 3.2% |
| 235 | Tsu | 3.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kawasaki ranks 233 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Hadano | 87.7 |
| 231 | Yamato | 87.5 |
| 232 | Tokorozawa | 87.3 |
| 233 | Kawasaki | 87.3 |
| 234 | Koshigaya | 87.3 |
| 235 | Koganei | 87.3 |
| 236 | Habikino | 86.9 |
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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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