Economy, jobs and prices in Nagoya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nagoya averaged 4.56 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 18th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Nagoya earn in total?
Residents of Nagoya had 5.06 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 1,111,791 resident-tax payers (47.7 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Nagoya?
At the 2020 census 1,053,983 residents of Nagoya were in work and 1,094,610 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.2 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 Nagoya?
The unemployment rate in Nagoya was 3.7% at the 2020 census (40,627 people out of 1,094,610 in the labour force), 113th 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 Nagoya?
By sector, 0.3% of employed residents of Nagoya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 74.4% 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 Nagoya?
82.6% of employed residents of Nagoya were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% were self-employed business owners and 6.7% 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 Nagoya?
At the 2020 census 608,287 residents of Nagoya commuted to work in another municipality and 816,381 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 2,594,018, or 111.2 per 100 night-time residents, 9th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nagoya?
Nagoya had 117,344 private-sector business establishments employing 1,450,337 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nagoya?
Factories in Nagoya shipped goods worth 3.55 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 96,712 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 Nagoya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nagoya sold goods worth 25.84 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 23,103 commercial establishments employing 269,684 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nagoya?
Nagoya had 15,875 retail stores and 12,663 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 383 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 24 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Nagoya?
Farmland in Nagoya covered 10.00 square kilometres in 2024, 3.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nagoya recycle?
Nagoya produced 714,600 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 27.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nagoya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nagoya ranks 18 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Yokohama | 4,630 thousand yen |
| 16 | Kawasaki | 4,593 thousand yen |
| 17 | Fujisawa | 4,571 thousand yen |
| 18 | Nagoya | 4,555 thousand yen |
| 19 | Tsukuba | 4,538 thousand yen |
| 20 | Kariya | 4,514 thousand yen |
| 21 | Ikeda | 4,494 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nagoya ranks 150 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | Hino | 3.7% |
| 148 | Fujimi | 3.7% |
| 149 | Takarazuka | 3.7% |
| 150 | Nagoya | 3.7% |
| 151 | Kofu | 3.7% |
| 152 | Hitachinaka | 3.7% |
| 153 | Tomakomai | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nagoya ranks 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Atsugi | 115.8 |
| 7 | Tachikawa | 113.2 |
| 8 | Kofu | 113.1 |
| 9 | Nagoya | 111.2 |
| 10 | Toyota | 111.1 |
| 11 | Naha | 109.3 |
| 12 | Mito | 109.2 |
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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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