Economy, jobs and prices in Kuwana, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kuwana averaged 4.03 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 52nd 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 Kuwana earn in total?
Residents of Kuwana had 262.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 64,982 resident-tax payers (46.9 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 Kuwana?
At the 2020 census 68,343 residents of Kuwana were in work and 70,303 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.3 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kuwana?
The unemployment rate in Kuwana was 2.8% at the 2020 census (1,960 people out of 70,303 in the labour force), 3rd 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 Kuwana?
By sector, 1.6% of employed residents of Kuwana worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 32.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 62.6% 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 Kuwana?
83.1% of employed residents of Kuwana were employees (excluding company directors), 6.8% 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 Kuwana?
At the 2020 census 27,921 residents of Kuwana commuted to work in another municipality and 19,836 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 128,564, or 92.8 per 100 night-time residents, 77th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kuwana?
Kuwana had 5,551 private-sector business establishments employing 59,620 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kuwana?
Factories in Kuwana shipped goods worth 422.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 12,769 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 Kuwana?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kuwana sold goods worth 258.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,257 commercial establishments employing 10,415 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kuwana?
Kuwana had 1,205 retail stores and 482 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 21 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 Kuwana?
Farmland in Kuwana covered 24.00 square kilometres in 2024, 17.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kuwana recycle?
Kuwana produced 42,733 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kuwana compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kuwana ranks 52 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
| 53 | Yachiyo | 4,023 thousand yen |
| 54 | Tokorozawa | 4,012 thousand yen |
| 55 | Otsu | 3,981 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kuwana ranks 260 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Inzai | 2.9% |
| 257 | Matsue | 2.9% |
| 258 | Fukui | 2.9% |
| 259 | Toyota | 2.8% |
| 260 | Kuwana | 2.8% |
| 261 | Kariya | 2.7% |
| 262 | Izumo | 2.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kuwana ranks 186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Akishima | 93.0 |
| 184 | Fujisawa | 92.9 |
| 185 | Saitama | 92.9 |
| 186 | Kuwana | 92.8 |
| 187 | Yokohama | 92.5 |
| 188 | Sakado | 92.4 |
| 189 | Fujieda | 92.3 |
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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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