Economy, jobs and prices in Nagahama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nagahama averaged 3.33 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 48th 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 Nagahama earn in total?
Residents of Nagahama had 170.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 51,175 resident-tax payers (45.0 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 Nagahama?
At the 2020 census 57,286 residents of Nagahama were in work and 59,141 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 50.4 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 Nagahama?
The unemployment rate in Nagahama was 3.1% at the 2020 census (1,855 people out of 59,141 in the labour force), 23rd 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 Nagahama?
By sector, 3.0% of employed residents of Nagahama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 36.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 57.5% 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 Nagahama?
82.1% of employed residents of Nagahama were employees (excluding company directors), 8.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Nagahama?
At the 2020 census 11,039 residents of Nagahama commuted to work in another municipality and 9,400 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 110,884, or 97.6 per 100 night-time residents, 131st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nagahama?
Nagahama had 5,264 private-sector business establishments employing 52,233 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nagahama?
Factories in Nagahama shipped goods worth 600.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 15,989 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 Nagahama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nagahama sold goods worth 190.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,110 commercial establishments employing 8,207 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nagahama?
Nagahama had 1,010 retail stores and 383 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 18 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 Nagahama?
Farmland in Nagahama covered 79.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nagahama recycle?
Nagahama produced 31,245 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nagahama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nagahama ranks 215 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Fujinomiya | 3,333 thousand yen |
| 213 | Isesaki | 3,333 thousand yen |
| 214 | Takaoka | 3,330 thousand yen |
| 215 | Nagahama | 3,327 thousand yen |
| 216 | Hofu | 3,316 thousand yen |
| 217 | Ashikaga | 3,314 thousand yen |
| 218 | Yonago | 3,311 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nagahama ranks 240 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
| 243 | Hatsukaichi | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nagahama ranks 131 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | Hakusan | 97.9 |
| 129 | Kisarazu | 97.8 |
| 130 | Isesaki | 97.6 |
| 131 | Nagahama | 97.6 |
| 132 | Hitachinaka | 97.5 |
| 133 | Kumagaya | 97.5 |
| 134 | Odawara | 97.4 |
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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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