Economy, jobs and prices in Kushiro, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kushiro averaged 3.20 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 25th 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 Kushiro earn in total?
Residents of Kushiro had 211.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 65,922 resident-tax payers (39.9 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 Kushiro?
At the 2020 census 69,198 residents of Kushiro were in work and 72,076 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.9 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 Kushiro?
The unemployment rate in Kushiro was 4.0% at the 2020 census (2,878 people out of 72,076 in the labour force), 107th 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 Kushiro?
By sector, 2.2% of employed residents of Kushiro worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.7% 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 Kushiro?
83.9% of employed residents of Kushiro were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% 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 Kushiro?
At the 2020 census 5,351 residents of Kushiro commuted to work in another municipality and 5,719 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 166,088, or 100.6 per 100 night-time residents, 93rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kushiro?
Kushiro had 7,775 private-sector business establishments employing 66,727 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 8.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kushiro?
Factories in Kushiro shipped goods worth 250.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 4,207 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 Kushiro?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kushiro sold goods worth 503.8 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,558 commercial establishments employing 12,320 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kushiro?
Kushiro had 1,224 retail stores and 1,030 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 24 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 Kushiro?
Farmland in Kushiro covered 104.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kushiro recycle?
Kushiro produced 63,437 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kushiro compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kushiro ranks 238 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 235 | Saijo | 3,218 thousand yen |
| 236 | Isahaya | 3,213 thousand yen |
| 237 | Iizuka | 3,209 thousand yen |
| 238 | Kushiro | 3,202 thousand yen |
| 239 | Ebetsu | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 240 | Sasebo | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 241 | Izumo | 3,185 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kushiro ranks 107 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Akashi | 4.0% |
| 105 | Ikeda | 4.0% |
| 106 | Okayama | 4.0% |
| 107 | Kushiro | 4.0% |
| 108 | Kirishima | 4.0% |
| 109 | Hirosaki | 4.0% |
| 110 | Fuji | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kushiro ranks 93 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Kirishima | 100.8 |
| 91 | Tsuruoka | 100.7 |
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
| 95 | Kakegawa | 100.4 |
| 96 | Himeji | 100.2 |
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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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