Economy, jobs and prices in Moriguchi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Moriguchi averaged 3.54 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 102nd 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 Moriguchi earn in total?
Residents of Moriguchi had 218.4 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 61,690 resident-tax payers (43.1 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 Moriguchi?
At the 2020 census 61,977 residents of Moriguchi were in work and 65,116 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.3 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 Moriguchi?
The unemployment rate in Moriguchi was 4.8% at the 2020 census (3,139 people out of 65,116 in the labour force), 22nd 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 Moriguchi?
By sector, 0.2% of employed residents of Moriguchi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.5% 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 Moriguchi?
81.0% of employed residents of Moriguchi were employees (excluding company directors), 9.0% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Moriguchi?
At the 2020 census 36,132 residents of Moriguchi commuted to work in another municipality and 27,637 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 134,095, or 93.7 per 100 night-time residents, 83rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Moriguchi?
Moriguchi had 5,881 private-sector business establishments employing 54,596 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Moriguchi?
Factories in Moriguchi shipped goods worth 120.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 5,273 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 Moriguchi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Moriguchi sold goods worth 267.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,035 commercial establishments employing 8,838 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Moriguchi?
Moriguchi had 906 retail stores and 592 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 19 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Moriguchi?
Farmland in Moriguchi covered 0.00 square kilometres in 2024, 0.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Moriguchi recycle?
Moriguchi produced 37,058 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 19.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Moriguchi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Moriguchi ranks 161 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Sakado | 3,556 thousand yen |
| 159 | Toyama | 3,550 thousand yen |
| 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 |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Moriguchi ranks 22 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ishinomaki | 4.9% |
| 20 | Hakodate | 4.9% |
| 21 | Beppu | 4.8% |
| 22 | Moriguchi | 4.8% |
| 23 | Higashiosaka | 4.7% |
| 24 | Fukuoka | 4.7% |
| 25 | Sapporo | 4.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Moriguchi ranks 180 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 177 | Ibaraki | 93.9 |
| 178 | Ebina | 93.8 |
| 179 | Kashihara | 93.8 |
| 180 | Moriguchi | 93.7 |
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
| 182 | Itami | 93.2 |
| 183 | Akishima | 93.0 |
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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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