Economy, jobs and prices in Kyoto, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kyoto averaged 4.22 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 37th 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 Kyoto earn in total?
Residents of Kyoto had 2.55 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 603,134 resident-tax payers (41.2 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 Kyoto?
At the 2020 census 585,240 residents of Kyoto were in work and 612,620 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.0 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 Kyoto?
The unemployment rate in Kyoto was 4.5% at the 2020 census (27,380 people out of 612,620 in the labour force), 42nd 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 Kyoto?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Kyoto worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 19.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.2% 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 Kyoto?
78.4% of employed residents of Kyoto were employees (excluding company directors), 9.9% were self-employed business owners and 6.5% 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 Kyoto?
At the 2020 census 293,762 residents of Kyoto commuted to work in another municipality and 373,872 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 1,586,326, or 108.4 per 100 night-time residents, 16th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kyoto?
Kyoto had 69,670 private-sector business establishments employing 746,275 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 Kyoto?
Factories in Kyoto shipped goods worth 2.79 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 66,992 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 Kyoto?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kyoto sold goods worth 6.14 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 13,620 commercial establishments employing 129,058 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kyoto?
Kyoto had 12,115 retail stores and 8,367 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 243 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 16 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kyoto?
Farmland in Kyoto covered 23.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kyoto recycle?
Kyoto produced 392,157 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kyoto compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kyoto ranks 37 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Tachikawa | 4,279 thousand yen |
| 35 | Kusatsu | 4,276 thousand yen |
| 36 | Ibaraki | 4,262 thousand yen |
| 37 | Kyoto | 4,221 thousand yen |
| 38 | Nara | 4,202 thousand yen |
| 39 | Hino | 4,197 thousand yen |
| 40 | Anjo | 4,194 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kyoto ranks 42 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Tsuchiura | 4.5% |
| 40 | Tochigi | 4.5% |
| 41 | Ebetsu | 4.5% |
| 42 | Kyoto | 4.5% |
| 43 | Chikushino | 4.5% |
| 44 | Chikusei | 4.5% |
| 45 | Kawachinagano | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kyoto ranks 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tsuchiura | 109.1 |
| 14 | Fukui | 109.1 |
| 15 | Fukuoka | 108.8 |
| 16 | Kyoto | 108.4 |
| 17 | Kadoma | 108.1 |
| 18 | Musashino | 108.0 |
| 19 | Numazu | 107.9 |
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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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