Economy, jobs and prices in Niihama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Niihama averaged 3.46 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 82nd 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 Niihama earn in total?
Residents of Niihama had 169.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 48,872 resident-tax payers (42.2 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 Niihama?
At the 2020 census 53,248 residents of Niihama were in work and 55,044 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.9 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 Niihama?
The unemployment rate in Niihama was 3.3% at the 2020 census (1,796 people out of 55,044 in the labour force), 33rd 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 Niihama?
By sector, 1.2% of employed residents of Niihama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 32.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 63.5% 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 Niihama?
83.2% of employed residents of Niihama were employees (excluding company directors), 7.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% 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 Niihama?
At the 2020 census 6,874 residents of Niihama commuted to work in another municipality and 8,611 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 118,099, or 101.9 per 100 night-time residents, 70th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Niihama?
Niihama had 4,977 private-sector business establishments employing 53,213 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Niihama?
Factories in Niihama shipped goods worth 1.36 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 11,291 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 Niihama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Niihama sold goods worth 270.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,027 commercial establishments employing 8,264 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Niihama?
Niihama had 908 retail stores and 533 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 Niihama?
Farmland in Niihama covered 8.00 square kilometres in 2024, 3.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Niihama recycle?
Niihama produced 39,483 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 11.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Niihama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Niihama ranks 181 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Kure | 3,485 thousand yen |
| 179 | Sayama | 3,478 thousand yen |
| 180 | Kagoshima | 3,471 thousand yen |
| 181 | Niihama | 3,463 thousand yen |
| 182 | Fukuyama | 3,448 thousand yen |
| 183 | Kakegawa | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 184 | Kitami | 3,443 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Niihama ranks 230 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
| 230 | Niihama | 3.3% |
| 231 | Matsumoto | 3.3% |
| 232 | Kawasaki | 3.3% |
| 233 | Fujieda | 3.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Niihama ranks 70 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Gifu | 102.2 |
| 68 | Ishinomaki | 102.2 |
| 69 | Kitakyushu | 102.1 |
| 70 | Niihama | 101.9 |
| 71 | Kochi | 101.9 |
| 72 | Tokai | 101.8 |
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
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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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