Economy, jobs and prices in Kurashiki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kurashiki averaged 3.62 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 122nd 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 Kurashiki earn in total?
Residents of Kurashiki had 764.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 211,257 resident-tax payers (44.5 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 Kurashiki?
At the 2020 census 209,494 residents of Kurashiki were in work and 216,933 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.1 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 Kurashiki?
The unemployment rate in Kurashiki was 3.4% at the 2020 census (7,439 people out of 216,933 in the labour force), 57th 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 Kurashiki?
By sector, 1.7% of employed residents of Kurashiki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 29.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 65.2% 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 Kurashiki?
82.9% of employed residents of Kurashiki were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.2% 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 Kurashiki?
At the 2020 census 42,122 residents of Kurashiki commuted to work in another municipality and 38,171 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 469,637, or 99.0 per 100 night-time residents, 117th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kurashiki?
Kurashiki had 17,484 private-sector business establishments employing 205,199 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kurashiki?
Factories in Kurashiki shipped goods worth 5.55 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 38,134 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 Kurashiki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kurashiki sold goods worth 1.02 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,597 commercial establishments employing 31,309 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kurashiki?
Kurashiki had 3,225 retail stores and 1,381 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 73 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 Kurashiki?
Farmland in Kurashiki covered 36.00 square kilometres in 2024, 10.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kurashiki recycle?
Kurashiki produced 171,353 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 47.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kurashiki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kurashiki ranks 141 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | Suzuka | 3,628 thousand yen |
| 139 | Ube | 3,626 thousand yen |
| 140 | Ichihara | 3,625 thousand yen |
| 141 | Kurashiki | 3,619 thousand yen |
| 142 | Kumamoto | 3,616 thousand yen |
| 143 | Kitakyushu | 3,616 thousand yen |
| 144 | Numazu | 3,611 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kurashiki ranks 206 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | Obihiro | 3.5% |
| 204 | Takamatsu | 3.4% |
| 205 | Toyohashi | 3.4% |
| 206 | Kurashiki | 3.4% |
| 207 | Kusatsu | 3.4% |
| 208 | Onomichi | 3.4% |
| 209 | Tajimi | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kurashiki ranks 117 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Hachioji | 99.1 |
| 115 | Beppu | 99.0 |
| 116 | Kurume | 99.0 |
| 117 | Kurashiki | 99.0 |
| 118 | Fuji | 98.9 |
| 119 | Kure | 98.8 |
| 120 | Iwakuni | 98.8 |
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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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