Economy, jobs and prices in Oita, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Oita averaged 3.52 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 96th 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 Oita earn in total?
Residents of Oita had 736.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 209,090 resident-tax payers (44.0 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 Oita?
At the 2020 census 221,634 residents of Oita were in work and 231,242 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.6 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 Oita?
The unemployment rate in Oita was 4.2% at the 2020 census (9,608 people out of 231,242 in the labour force), 70th highest of 262 cities, above 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 Oita?
By sector, 1.7% of employed residents of Oita worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.5% 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 Oita?
84.3% of employed residents of Oita were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Oita?
At the 2020 census 18,685 residents of Oita commuted to work in another municipality and 22,627 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 481,509, or 101.2 per 100 night-time residents, 82nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Oita?
Oita had 19,279 private-sector business establishments employing 214,332 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Oita?
Factories in Oita shipped goods worth 3.97 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 23,035 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 Oita?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Oita sold goods worth 1.41 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,006 commercial establishments employing 36,781 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Oita?
Oita had 3,301 retail stores and 1,695 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 69 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Oita?
Farmland in Oita covered 36.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Oita recycle?
Oita produced 154,979 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Oita compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Oita ranks 167 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Toride | 3,527 thousand yen |
| 165 | Iruma | 3,525 thousand yen |
| 166 | Tsuchiura | 3,525 thousand yen |
| 167 | Oita | 3,522 thousand yen |
| 168 | Neyagawa | 3,521 thousand yen |
| 169 | Fujieda | 3,520 thousand yen |
| 170 | Ome | 3,512 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Oita ranks 70 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Itami | 4.2% |
| 68 | Sendai | 4.2% |
| 69 | Ashikaga | 4.2% |
| 70 | Oita | 4.2% |
| 71 | Kurume | 4.1% |
| 72 | Kagoshima | 4.1% |
| 73 | Koriyama | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Oita ranks 82 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Miyazaki | 101.3 |
| 80 | Nobeoka | 101.3 |
| 81 | Niigata | 101.3 |
| 82 | Oita | 101.2 |
| 83 | Matsuyama | 101.2 |
| 84 | Komatsu | 101.1 |
| 85 | Hiroshima | 101.1 |
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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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