Economy, jobs and prices in Kitami, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kitami averaged 3.44 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 79th 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 Kitami earn in total?
Residents of Kitami had 167.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 48,705 resident-tax payers (42.2 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 Kitami?
At the 2020 census 49,777 residents of Kitami were in work and 51,609 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.1 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 Kitami?
The unemployment rate in Kitami was 3.5% at the 2020 census (1,832 people out of 51,609 in the labour force), 78th 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 Kitami?
By sector, 6.5% of employed residents of Kitami worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 73.4% 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 Kitami?
79.9% of employed residents of Kitami were employees (excluding company directors), 7.8% were self-employed business owners and 5.9% 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 Kitami?
At the 2020 census 2,910 residents of Kitami commuted to work in another municipality and 2,359 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 115,363, or 99.9 per 100 night-time residents, 105th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kitami?
Kitami had 5,164 private-sector business establishments employing 49,241 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kitami?
Factories in Kitami shipped goods worth 97.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 2,591 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 Kitami?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kitami sold goods worth 342.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,075 commercial establishments employing 9,462 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kitami?
Kitami had 928 retail stores and 532 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 26 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 Kitami?
Farmland in Kitami covered 237.00 square kilometres in 2024, 16.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kitami recycle?
Kitami produced 38,893 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 16.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kitami compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kitami ranks 184 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Niihama | 3,463 thousand yen |
| 182 | Fukuyama | 3,448 thousand yen |
| 183 | Kakegawa | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 184 | Kitami | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 185 | Obihiro | 3,442 thousand yen |
| 186 | Hatsukaichi | 3,439 thousand yen |
| 187 | Koriyama | 3,434 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kitami ranks 185 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 182 | Nasushiobara | 3.6% |
| 183 | Saitama | 3.6% |
| 184 | Yamaguchi | 3.6% |
| 185 | Kitami | 3.5% |
| 186 | Maebashi | 3.5% |
| 187 | Ueda | 3.5% |
| 188 | Handa | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kitami ranks 105 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Sapporo | 100.0 |
| 103 | Tomakomai | 100.0 |
| 104 | Ichinoseki | 99.9 |
| 105 | Kitami | 99.9 |
| 106 | Yatsushiro | 99.8 |
| 107 | Ube | 99.8 |
| 108 | Fukuyama | 99.8 |
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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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