Economy, jobs and prices in Miyazaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Miyazaki averaged 3.39 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 66th 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 Miyazaki earn in total?
Residents of Miyazaki had 572.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 169,101 resident-tax payers (42.1 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 Miyazaki?
At the 2020 census 180,584 residents of Miyazaki were in work and 188,251 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.0 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 Miyazaki?
The unemployment rate in Miyazaki was 4.1% at the 2020 census (7,667 people out of 188,251 in the labour force), 87th 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 Miyazaki?
By sector, 4.7% of employed residents of Miyazaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.2% 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 Miyazaki?
80.2% of employed residents of Miyazaki were employees (excluding company directors), 9.1% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Miyazaki?
At the 2020 census 13,241 residents of Miyazaki commuted to work in another municipality and 14,885 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 406,619, or 101.3 per 100 night-time residents, 79th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Miyazaki?
Miyazaki had 17,594 private-sector business establishments employing 177,165 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Miyazaki?
Factories in Miyazaki shipped goods worth 284.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 12,335 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 Miyazaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Miyazaki sold goods worth 1.44 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,794 commercial establishments employing 33,439 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Miyazaki?
Miyazaki had 3,200 retail stores and 2,240 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 63 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Miyazaki?
Farmland in Miyazaki covered 80.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Miyazaki recycle?
Miyazaki produced 133,854 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 14.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Miyazaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Miyazaki ranks 197 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 194 | Fukaya | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 195 | Fukushima | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 196 | Niigata | 3,389 thousand yen |
| 197 | Miyazaki | 3,388 thousand yen |
| 198 | Kochi | 3,387 thousand yen |
| 199 | Urasoe | 3,385 thousand yen |
| 200 | Imabari | 3,379 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Miyazaki ranks 87 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Toride | 4.1% |
| 85 | Koga | 4.1% |
| 86 | Matsuyama | 4.1% |
| 87 | Miyazaki | 4.1% |
| 88 | Nobeoka | 4.1% |
| 89 | Kochi | 4.1% |
| 90 | Kiryu | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Miyazaki ranks 79 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Sasebo | 101.5 |
| 77 | Yamaguchi | 101.4 |
| 78 | Aomori | 101.4 |
| 79 | Miyazaki | 101.3 |
| 80 | Nobeoka | 101.3 |
| 81 | Niigata | 101.3 |
| 82 | Oita | 101.2 |
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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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