Economy, jobs and prices in Kazo, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kazo averaged 3.37 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 60th 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 Kazo earn in total?
Residents of Kazo had 169.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 50,183 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 Kazo?
At the 2020 census 54,521 residents of Kazo were in work and 56,924 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.8 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 Kazo?
The unemployment rate in Kazo was 4.2% at the 2020 census (2,403 people out of 56,924 in the labour force), 63rd 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 Kazo?
By sector, 4.5% of employed residents of Kazo worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 28.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.3% 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 Kazo?
81.9% of employed residents of Kazo were employees (excluding company directors), 8.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.3% 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 Kazo?
At the 2020 census 26,404 residents of Kazo commuted to work in another municipality and 21,301 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 106,419, or 95.3 per 100 night-time residents, 105th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kazo?
Kazo had 3,714 private-sector business establishments employing 44,011 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kazo?
Factories in Kazo shipped goods worth 523.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 12,569 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 Kazo?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kazo sold goods worth 190.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 700 commercial establishments employing 5,314 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kazo?
Kazo had 618 retail stores and 275 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 10 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kazo?
Farmland in Kazo covered 64.00 square kilometres in 2024, 48.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kazo recycle?
Kazo produced 38,810 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 37.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kazo compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kazo ranks 203 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Imabari | 3,379 thousand yen |
| 201 | Komatsu | 3,373 thousand yen |
| 202 | Nagasaki | 3,371 thousand yen |
| 203 | Kazo | 3,370 thousand yen |
| 204 | Akita | 3,357 thousand yen |
| 205 | Nasushiobara | 3,354 thousand yen |
| 206 | Iwakuni | 3,353 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kazo ranks 63 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Yokosuka | 4.3% |
| 61 | Zama | 4.2% |
| 62 | Ogaki | 4.2% |
| 63 | Kazo | 4.2% |
| 64 | Nagasaki | 4.2% |
| 65 | Izumi | 4.2% |
| 66 | Hirakata | 4.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kazo ranks 158 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Matsusaka | 95.7 |
| 156 | Isehara | 95.5 |
| 157 | Fujinomiya | 95.5 |
| 158 | Kazo | 95.3 |
| 159 | Ginowan | 95.2 |
| 160 | Ichihara | 95.1 |
| 161 | Fuchu | 95.1 |
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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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