Economy, jobs and prices in Nagano, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nagano averaged 3.57 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 109th 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 Nagano earn in total?
Residents of Nagano had 602.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 168,799 resident-tax payers (45.3 per 100 residents, about the same as the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Nagano?
At the 2020 census 185,176 residents of Nagano were in work and 191,176 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.7 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 Nagano?
The unemployment rate in Nagano was 3.1% at the 2020 census (6,000 people out of 191,176 in the labour force), 24th 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 Nagano?
By sector, 5.4% of employed residents of Nagano worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 69.4% 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 Nagano?
79.4% of employed residents of Nagano were employees (excluding company directors), 9.6% 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 Nagano?
At the 2020 census 21,888 residents of Nagano commuted to work in another municipality and 31,361 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 383,757, or 103.0 per 100 night-time residents, 53rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nagano?
Nagano had 17,811 private-sector business establishments employing 184,932 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nagano?
Factories in Nagano shipped goods worth 659.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 19,888 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 Nagano?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nagano sold goods worth 1.59 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,452 commercial establishments employing 30,516 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nagano?
Nagano had 2,858 retail stores and 1,520 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 69 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 Nagano?
Farmland in Nagano covered 79.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nagano recycle?
Nagano produced 113,953 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 26.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nagano compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nagano ranks 154 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Kurume | 3,590 thousand yen |
| 152 | Yokosuka | 3,588 thousand yen |
| 153 | Konosu | 3,585 thousand yen |
| 154 | Nagano | 3,571 thousand yen |
| 155 | Tajimi | 3,570 thousand yen |
| 156 | Fuji | 3,567 thousand yen |
| 157 | Ota | 3,558 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nagano ranks 239 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Shunan | 3.2% |
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nagano ranks 53 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Utsunomiya | 103.3 |
| 51 | Matsue | 103.0 |
| 52 | Tottori | 103.0 |
| 53 | Nagano | 103.0 |
| 54 | Takamatsu | 102.9 |
| 55 | Otaru | 102.9 |
| 56 | Shizuoka | 102.9 |
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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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