Economy, jobs and prices in Kokubunji, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kokubunji averaged 4.96 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 8th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Kokubunji earn in total?
Residents of Kokubunji had 332.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 66,925 resident-tax payers (51.8 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kokubunji?
At the 2020 census 54,775 residents of Kokubunji were in work and 56,873 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 42.4 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 Kokubunji?
The unemployment rate in Kokubunji was 3.7% at the 2020 census (2,098 people out of 56,873 in the labour force), 108th 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 Kokubunji?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Kokubunji worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 14.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 82.0% 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 Kokubunji?
84.1% of employed residents of Kokubunji were employees (excluding company directors), 7.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Kokubunji?
At the 2020 census 38,962 residents of Kokubunji commuted to work in another municipality and 19,957 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 110,258, or 85.3 per 100 night-time residents, 22nd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kokubunji?
Kokubunji had 3,413 private-sector business establishments employing 33,840 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kokubunji?
Factories in Kokubunji shipped goods worth 27.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 899 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 Kokubunji?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kokubunji sold goods worth 121.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 569 commercial establishments employing 5,793 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kokubunji?
Kokubunji had 570 retail stores and 436 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 12 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 Kokubunji?
Farmland in Kokubunji covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kokubunji recycle?
Kokubunji produced 30,246 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 48.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kokubunji compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kokubunji ranks 8 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mitaka | 5,235 thousand yen |
| 6 | Nishinomiya | 5,023 thousand yen |
| 7 | Minoh | 4,965 thousand yen |
| 8 | Kokubunji | 4,962 thousand yen |
| 9 | Koganei | 4,869 thousand yen |
| 10 | Suita | 4,809 thousand yen |
| 11 | Toyonaka | 4,782 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kokubunji ranks 155 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Hitachinaka | 3.7% |
| 153 | Tomakomai | 3.7% |
| 154 | Nagaoka | 3.7% |
| 155 | Kokubunji | 3.7% |
| 156 | Sakata | 3.7% |
| 157 | Odawara | 3.7% |
| 158 | Kure | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kokubunji ranks 241 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 238 | Kasukabe | 85.7 |
| 239 | Yachiyo | 85.6 |
| 240 | Kawachinagano | 85.5 |
| 241 | Kokubunji | 85.3 |
| 242 | Soka | 84.7 |
| 243 | Funabashi | 84.4 |
| 244 | Ageo | 83.6 |
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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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