Economy, jobs and prices in Osaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Osaki averaged 3.09 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 12th 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 Osaki earn in total?
Residents of Osaki had 166.4 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 53,878 resident-tax payers (42.3 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 Osaki?
At the 2020 census 63,564 residents of Osaki were in work and 66,629 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.9 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 Osaki?
The unemployment rate in Osaki was 4.6% at the 2020 census (3,065 people out of 66,629 in the labour force), 30th 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 Osaki?
By sector, 7.9% of employed residents of Osaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 29.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 61.4% 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 Osaki?
79.9% of employed residents of Osaki were employees (excluding company directors), 9.7% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% 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 Osaki?
At the 2020 census 18,558 residents of Osaki commuted to work in another municipality and 15,655 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 123,969, or 97.4 per 100 night-time residents, 128th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Osaki?
Osaki had 5,477 private-sector business establishments employing 51,737 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Osaki?
Factories in Osaki shipped goods worth 576.1 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,864 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 Osaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Osaki sold goods worth 265.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,264 commercial establishments employing 9,250 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Osaki?
Osaki had 1,120 retail stores and 511 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Osaki?
Farmland in Osaki covered 183.00 square kilometres in 2024, 23.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Osaki recycle?
Osaki produced 41,454 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 7.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Osaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Osaki ranks 251 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 248 | Ishinomaki | 3,156 thousand yen |
| 249 | Aomori | 3,121 thousand yen |
| 250 | Omuta | 3,118 thousand yen |
| 251 | Osaki | 3,089 thousand yen |
| 252 | Yatsushiro | 3,086 thousand yen |
| 253 | Nobeoka | 3,082 thousand yen |
| 254 | Karatsu | 3,079 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Osaki ranks 30 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kishiwada | 4.6% |
| 28 | Amagasaki | 4.6% |
| 29 | Yao | 4.6% |
| 30 | Osaki | 4.6% |
| 31 | Habikino | 4.6% |
| 32 | Sano | 4.6% |
| 33 | Sayama | 4.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Osaki ranks 135 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | Hitachinaka | 97.5 |
| 133 | Kumagaya | 97.5 |
| 134 | Odawara | 97.4 |
| 135 | Osaki | 97.4 |
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
| 137 | Kamakura | 97.2 |
| 138 | Toyohashi | 97.1 |
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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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