Economy, jobs and prices in Kochi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kochi averaged 3.39 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 65th 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 Kochi earn in total?
Residents of Kochi had 476.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 140,805 resident-tax payers (43.1 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 Kochi?
At the 2020 census 140,916 residents of Kochi were in work and 146,887 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.2 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 Kochi?
The unemployment rate in Kochi was 4.1% at the 2020 census (5,971 people out of 146,887 in the labour force), 89th 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 Kochi?
By sector, 2.8% of employed residents of Kochi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.2% 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 Kochi?
79.3% of employed residents of Kochi were employees (excluding company directors), 9.5% were self-employed business owners and 5.7% 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 Kochi?
At the 2020 census 19,211 residents of Kochi commuted to work in another municipality and 22,068 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 332,614, or 101.9 per 100 night-time residents, 71st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kochi?
Kochi had 15,661 private-sector business establishments employing 145,501 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kochi?
Factories in Kochi shipped goods worth 206.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 7,082 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 Kochi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kochi sold goods worth 809.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,450 commercial establishments employing 27,739 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kochi?
Kochi had 2,822 retail stores and 1,908 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 64 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kochi?
Farmland in Kochi covered 23.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kochi recycle?
Kochi produced 110,132 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kochi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kochi ranks 198 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Fukushima | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 196 | Niigata | 3,389 thousand yen |
| 197 | Miyazaki | 3,388 thousand yen |
| 198 | Kochi | 3,387 thousand yen |
| 199 | Urasoe | 3,385 thousand yen |
| 200 | Imabari | 3,379 thousand yen |
| 201 | Komatsu | 3,373 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kochi ranks 89 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Matsuyama | 4.1% |
| 87 | Miyazaki | 4.1% |
| 88 | Nobeoka | 4.1% |
| 89 | Kochi | 4.1% |
| 90 | Kiryu | 4.0% |
| 91 | Chiba | 4.0% |
| 92 | Abiko | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kochi ranks 71 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Ishinomaki | 102.2 |
| 69 | Kitakyushu | 102.1 |
| 70 | Niihama | 101.9 |
| 71 | Kochi | 101.9 |
| 72 | Tokai | 101.8 |
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
| 74 | Takasaki | 101.6 |
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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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