Economy, jobs and prices in Nasushiobara, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nasushiobara averaged 3.35 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 58th 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 Nasushiobara earn in total?
Residents of Nasushiobara had 183.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 54,727 resident-tax payers (47.5 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 Nasushiobara?
At the 2020 census 57,158 residents of Nasushiobara were in work and 59,269 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.6 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 Nasushiobara?
The unemployment rate in Nasushiobara was 3.6% at the 2020 census (2,111 people out of 59,269 in the labour force), 81st 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 Nasushiobara?
By sector, 6.3% of employed residents of Nasushiobara worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 30.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 58.9% 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 Nasushiobara?
78.8% of employed residents of Nasushiobara 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 Nasushiobara?
At the 2020 census 17,972 residents of Nasushiobara commuted to work in another municipality and 12,989 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 108,819, or 94.5 per 100 night-time residents, 90th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nasushiobara?
Nasushiobara had 5,011 private-sector business establishments employing 48,940 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nasushiobara?
Factories in Nasushiobara shipped goods worth 347.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,903 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 Nasushiobara?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nasushiobara sold goods worth 246.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,122 commercial establishments employing 8,796 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nasushiobara?
Nasushiobara had 1,060 retail stores and 539 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 18 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Nasushiobara?
Farmland in Nasushiobara covered 95.00 square kilometres in 2024, 16.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nasushiobara recycle?
Nasushiobara produced 38,777 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 9.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nasushiobara compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nasushiobara ranks 205 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 202 | Nagasaki | 3,371 thousand yen |
| 203 | Kazo | 3,370 thousand yen |
| 204 | Akita | 3,357 thousand yen |
| 205 | Nasushiobara | 3,354 thousand yen |
| 206 | Iwakuni | 3,353 thousand yen |
| 207 | Koga | 3,350 thousand yen |
| 208 | Ueda | 3,346 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nasushiobara ranks 182 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | Ikoma | 3.6% |
| 180 | Yokohama | 3.6% |
| 181 | Yachiyo | 3.6% |
| 182 | Nasushiobara | 3.6% |
| 183 | Saitama | 3.6% |
| 184 | Yamaguchi | 3.6% |
| 185 | Kitami | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nasushiobara ranks 173 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | Fukaya | 94.6 |
| 171 | Kakamigahara | 94.5 |
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
| 173 | Nasushiobara | 94.5 |
| 174 | Kuki | 94.1 |
| 175 | Sakai | 94.1 |
| 176 | Yaizu | 94.0 |
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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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