Economy, jobs and prices in Nishio, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nishio averaged 3.80 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 96th highest 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 Nishio earn in total?
Residents of Nishio had 307.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 80,934 resident-tax payers (47.9 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 Nishio?
At the 2020 census 86,780 residents of Nishio were in work and 89,618 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 51.3 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 Nishio?
The unemployment rate in Nishio was 3.2% at the 2020 census (2,838 people out of 89,618 in the labour force), 26th 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 Nishio?
By sector, 4.6% of employed residents of Nishio worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 44.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 48.6% 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 Nishio?
80.8% of employed residents of Nishio were employees (excluding company directors), 8.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.9% 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 Nishio?
At the 2020 census 27,944 residents of Nishio commuted to work in another municipality and 25,337 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 164,217, or 97.1 per 100 night-time residents, 124th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nishio?
Nishio had 6,526 private-sector business establishments employing 84,341 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nishio?
Factories in Nishio shipped goods worth 1.83 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 34,343 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 Nishio?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nishio sold goods worth 279.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,392 commercial establishments employing 10,486 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nishio?
Nishio had 1,238 retail stores and 513 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 25 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 Nishio?
Farmland in Nishio covered 51.00 square kilometres in 2024, 31.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nishio recycle?
Nishio produced 58,927 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nishio compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nishio ranks 96 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Soka | 3,805 thousand yen |
| 94 | Odawara | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 95 | Misato | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 96 | Nishio | 3,800 thousand yen |
| 97 | Tokushima | 3,797 thousand yen |
| 98 | Himeji | 3,796 thousand yen |
| 99 | Akashi | 3,795 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nishio ranks 237 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Iwakuni | 3.2% |
| 235 | Tsu | 3.2% |
| 236 | Shunan | 3.2% |
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nishio ranks 139 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
| 137 | Kamakura | 97.2 |
| 138 | Toyohashi | 97.1 |
| 139 | Nishio | 97.1 |
| 140 | Saijo | 97.0 |
| 141 | Okinawa | 96.8 |
| 142 | Karatsu | 96.8 |
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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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