Economy, jobs and prices in Maebashi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Maebashi averaged 3.76 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 108th highest 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 Maebashi earn in total?
Residents of Maebashi had 559.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 148,874 resident-tax payers (44.8 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 Maebashi?
At the 2020 census 157,266 residents of Maebashi were in work and 163,049 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.3 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 Maebashi?
The unemployment rate in Maebashi was 3.5% at the 2020 census (5,783 people out of 163,049 in the labour force), 77th 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 Maebashi?
By sector, 4.1% of employed residents of Maebashi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.7% 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 Maebashi?
80.7% of employed residents of Maebashi were employees (excluding company directors), 8.8% were self-employed business owners and 6.0% 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 Maebashi?
At the 2020 census 45,873 residents of Maebashi commuted to work in another municipality and 56,202 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 345,559, or 104.0 per 100 night-time residents, 40th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Maebashi?
Maebashi had 14,913 private-sector business establishments employing 162,431 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Maebashi?
Factories in Maebashi shipped goods worth 577.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 18,650 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 Maebashi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Maebashi sold goods worth 1.11 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,932 commercial establishments employing 26,246 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Maebashi?
Maebashi had 2,416 retail stores and 1,290 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 60 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Maebashi?
Farmland in Maebashi covered 79.00 square kilometres in 2024, 25.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Maebashi recycle?
Maebashi produced 106,076 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Maebashi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Maebashi ranks 108 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Kakogawa | 3,763 thousand yen |
| 106 | Toyohashi | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 108 | Maebashi | 3,760 thousand yen |
| 109 | Seto | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 110 | Inazawa | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 111 | Ogaki | 3,743 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Maebashi ranks 186 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Saitama | 3.6% |
| 184 | Yamaguchi | 3.6% |
| 185 | Kitami | 3.5% |
| 186 | Maebashi | 3.5% |
| 187 | Ueda | 3.5% |
| 188 | Handa | 3.5% |
| 189 | Minoh | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Maebashi ranks 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Morioka | 104.4 |
| 38 | Hachinohe | 104.4 |
| 39 | Obihiro | 104.3 |
| 40 | Maebashi | 104.0 |
| 41 | Shunan | 103.8 |
| 42 | Koriyama | 103.7 |
| 43 | Akita | 103.7 |
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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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