Economy, jobs and prices in Kurume, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kurume averaged 3.59 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 112th 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 Kurume earn in total?
Residents of Kurume had 452.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 125,961 resident-tax payers (41.5 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 Kurume?
At the 2020 census 137,881 residents of Kurume were in work and 143,839 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.5 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 Kurume?
The unemployment rate in Kurume was 4.1% at the 2020 census (5,958 people out of 143,839 in the labour force), 71st 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 Kurume?
By sector, 5.2% of employed residents of Kurume worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 19.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 72.2% 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 Kurume?
79.2% of employed residents of Kurume were employees (excluding company directors), 9.6% were self-employed business owners and 5.1% 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 Kurume?
At the 2020 census 40,685 residents of Kurume commuted to work in another municipality and 36,433 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 300,236, or 99.0 per 100 night-time residents, 116th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kurume?
Kurume had 12,997 private-sector business establishments employing 129,757 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kurume?
Factories in Kurume shipped goods worth 393.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 12,396 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 Kurume?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kurume sold goods worth 760.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,826 commercial establishments employing 21,986 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kurume?
Kurume had 2,347 retail stores and 1,355 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 38 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 Kurume?
Farmland in Kurume covered 83.00 square kilometres in 2024, 36.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kurume recycle?
Kurume produced 93,245 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kurume compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kurume ranks 151 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 148 | Toyokawa | 3,595 thousand yen |
| 149 | Higashiosaka | 3,592 thousand yen |
| 150 | Kawachinagano | 3,591 thousand yen |
| 151 | Kurume | 3,590 thousand yen |
| 152 | Yokosuka | 3,588 thousand yen |
| 153 | Konosu | 3,585 thousand yen |
| 154 | Nagano | 3,571 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kurume ranks 71 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Sendai | 4.2% |
| 69 | Ashikaga | 4.2% |
| 70 | Oita | 4.2% |
| 71 | Kurume | 4.1% |
| 72 | Kagoshima | 4.1% |
| 73 | Koriyama | 4.1% |
| 74 | Konosu | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kurume ranks 116 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Hamamatsu | 99.1 |
| 114 | Hachioji | 99.1 |
| 115 | Beppu | 99.0 |
| 116 | Kurume | 99.0 |
| 117 | Kurashiki | 99.0 |
| 118 | Fuji | 98.9 |
| 119 | Kure | 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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