Economy, jobs and prices in Matsuyama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Matsuyama averaged 3.53 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 100th 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 Matsuyama earn in total?
Residents of Matsuyama had 739.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 209,542 resident-tax payers (41.0 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 Matsuyama?
At the 2020 census 213,929 residents of Matsuyama were in work and 223,038 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.8 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 Matsuyama?
The unemployment rate in Matsuyama was 4.1% at the 2020 census (9,109 people out of 223,038 in the labour force), 86th 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 Matsuyama?
By sector, 2.7% of employed residents of Matsuyama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.9% 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 Matsuyama?
81.3% of employed residents of Matsuyama were employees (excluding company directors), 8.6% 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 Matsuyama?
At the 2020 census 22,109 residents of Matsuyama commuted to work in another municipality and 24,656 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 517,165, or 101.2 per 100 night-time residents, 83rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Matsuyama?
Matsuyama had 20,693 private-sector business establishments employing 220,652 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 Matsuyama?
Factories in Matsuyama shipped goods worth 538.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 14,909 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 Matsuyama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Matsuyama sold goods worth 1.63 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,146 commercial establishments employing 38,106 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Matsuyama?
Matsuyama had 3,411 retail stores and 2,021 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 97 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 5 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Matsuyama?
Farmland in Matsuyama covered 51.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Matsuyama recycle?
Matsuyama produced 134,203 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 Matsuyama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Matsuyama ranks 163 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | Izumisano | 3,548 thousand yen |
| 161 | Moriguchi | 3,540 thousand yen |
| 162 | Habikino | 3,532 thousand yen |
| 163 | Matsuyama | 3,528 thousand yen |
| 164 | Toride | 3,527 thousand yen |
| 165 | Iruma | 3,525 thousand yen |
| 166 | Tsuchiura | 3,525 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Matsuyama ranks 86 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Takatsuki | 4.1% |
| 84 | Toride | 4.1% |
| 85 | Koga | 4.1% |
| 86 | Matsuyama | 4.1% |
| 87 | Miyazaki | 4.1% |
| 88 | Nobeoka | 4.1% |
| 89 | Kochi | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Matsuyama ranks 83 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Nobeoka | 101.3 |
| 81 | Niigata | 101.3 |
| 82 | Oita | 101.2 |
| 83 | Matsuyama | 101.2 |
| 84 | Komatsu | 101.1 |
| 85 | Hiroshima | 101.1 |
| 86 | Iizuka | 101.1 |
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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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