Economy, jobs and prices in Kirishima, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kirishima averaged 3.16 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 16th 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 Kirishima earn in total?
Residents of Kirishima had 160.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 50,675 resident-tax payers (41.2 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 Kirishima?
At the 2020 census 54,638 residents of Kirishima were in work and 56,910 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.4 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 Kirishima?
The unemployment rate in Kirishima was 4.0% at the 2020 census (2,272 people out of 56,910 in the labour force), 108th 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 Kirishima?
By sector, 4.9% of employed residents of Kirishima worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 26.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 65.7% 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 Kirishima?
82.2% of employed residents of Kirishima were employees (excluding company directors), 8.8% were self-employed business owners and 4.2% 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 Kirishima?
At the 2020 census 7,606 residents of Kirishima commuted to work in another municipality and 9,148 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 124,105, or 100.8 per 100 night-time residents, 90th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kirishima?
Kirishima had 4,513 private-sector business establishments employing 52,200 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kirishima?
Factories in Kirishima shipped goods worth 364.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 11,729 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 Kirishima?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kirishima sold goods worth 215.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,015 commercial establishments employing 7,592 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kirishima?
Kirishima had 941 retail stores and 414 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 15 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kirishima?
Farmland in Kirishima covered 55.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kirishima recycle?
Kirishima produced 40,224 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 16.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kirishima compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kirishima ranks 247 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Hachinohe | 3,171 thousand yen |
| 245 | Tottori | 3,166 thousand yen |
| 246 | Hirosaki | 3,165 thousand yen |
| 247 | Kirishima | 3,162 thousand yen |
| 248 | Ishinomaki | 3,156 thousand yen |
| 249 | Aomori | 3,121 thousand yen |
| 250 | Omuta | 3,118 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kirishima ranks 108 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Ikeda | 4.0% |
| 106 | Okayama | 4.0% |
| 107 | Kushiro | 4.0% |
| 108 | Kirishima | 4.0% |
| 109 | Hirosaki | 4.0% |
| 110 | Fuji | 4.0% |
| 111 | Himeji | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kirishima ranks 90 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Kagoshima | 101.0 |
| 88 | Onomichi | 101.0 |
| 89 | Imabari | 100.9 |
| 90 | Kirishima | 100.8 |
| 91 | Tsuruoka | 100.7 |
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
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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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