Economy, jobs and prices in Okazaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Okazaki averaged 4.04 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 49th 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 Okazaki earn in total?
Residents of Okazaki had 752.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 186,008 resident-tax payers (48.4 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 Okazaki?
At the 2020 census 191,309 residents of Okazaki were in work and 197,402 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.7 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 Okazaki?
The unemployment rate in Okazaki was 3.1% at the 2020 census (6,093 people out of 197,402 in the labour force), 21st 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 Okazaki?
By sector, 1.3% of employed residents of Okazaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 37.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 57.9% 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 Okazaki?
85.0% of employed residents of Okazaki were employees (excluding company directors), 6.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Okazaki?
At the 2020 census 65,374 residents of Okazaki commuted to work in another municipality and 46,058 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 365,085, or 94.9 per 100 night-time residents, 99th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Okazaki?
Okazaki had 13,121 private-sector business establishments employing 165,945 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Okazaki?
Factories in Okazaki shipped goods worth 3.19 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 46,522 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 Okazaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Okazaki sold goods worth 919.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,689 commercial establishments employing 24,919 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Okazaki?
Okazaki had 2,377 retail stores and 1,251 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 52 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Okazaki?
Farmland in Okazaki covered 31.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Okazaki recycle?
Okazaki produced 122,790 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Okazaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Okazaki ranks 49 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Toyota | 4,121 thousand yen |
| 47 | Funabashi | 4,116 thousand yen |
| 48 | Ebina | 4,102 thousand yen |
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Okazaki ranks 242 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
| 243 | Hatsukaichi | 3.1% |
| 244 | Kakamigahara | 3.1% |
| 245 | Nagareyama | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Okazaki ranks 164 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Fuchu | 95.1 |
| 162 | Sayama | 95.1 |
| 163 | Koga | 94.9 |
| 164 | Okazaki | 94.9 |
| 165 | Higashiomi | 94.8 |
| 166 | Nara | 94.7 |
| 167 | Suzuka | 94.6 |
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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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