Economy, jobs and prices in Kishiwada, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kishiwada averaged 3.49 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 86th 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 Kishiwada earn in total?
Residents of Kishiwada had 272.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 78,037 resident-tax payers (40.9 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 Kishiwada?
At the 2020 census 77,747 residents of Kishiwada were in work and 81,530 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.8 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 Kishiwada?
The unemployment rate in Kishiwada was 4.6% at the 2020 census (3,783 people out of 81,530 in the labour force), 27th 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 Kishiwada?
By sector, 1.4% of employed residents of Kishiwada worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.0% 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 Kishiwada?
80.9% of employed residents of Kishiwada were employees (excluding company directors), 8.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Kishiwada?
At the 2020 census 38,340 residents of Kishiwada commuted to work in another municipality and 24,899 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 174,784, or 91.7 per 100 night-time residents, 70th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kishiwada?
Kishiwada had 7,050 private-sector business establishments employing 67,500 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kishiwada?
Factories in Kishiwada shipped goods worth 310.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,717 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 Kishiwada?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kishiwada sold goods worth 301.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,261 commercial establishments employing 10,271 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kishiwada?
Kishiwada had 1,117 retail stores and 741 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 24 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kishiwada?
Farmland in Kishiwada covered 8.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kishiwada recycle?
Kishiwada produced 66,246 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 10.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kishiwada compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kishiwada ranks 177 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 174 | Saga | 3,501 thousand yen |
| 175 | Morioka | 3,498 thousand yen |
| 176 | Yamagata | 3,498 thousand yen |
| 177 | Kishiwada | 3,494 thousand yen |
| 178 | Kure | 3,485 thousand yen |
| 179 | Sayama | 3,478 thousand yen |
| 180 | Kagoshima | 3,471 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kishiwada ranks 27 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fukuoka | 4.7% |
| 25 | Sapporo | 4.7% |
| 26 | Hadano | 4.6% |
| 27 | Kishiwada | 4.6% |
| 28 | Amagasaki | 4.6% |
| 29 | Yao | 4.6% |
| 30 | Osaki | 4.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kishiwada ranks 193 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Yokosuka | 92.2 |
| 191 | Kashiwa | 91.8 |
| 192 | Toda | 91.7 |
| 193 | Kishiwada | 91.7 |
| 194 | Hatsukaichi | 91.3 |
| 195 | Matsubara | 91.2 |
| 196 | Ikeda | 91.2 |
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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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