Economy, jobs and prices in Oyama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Oyama averaged 3.67 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 126th 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 Oyama earn in total?
Residents of Oyama had 283.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 77,345 resident-tax payers (46.4 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 Oyama?
At the 2020 census 80,727 residents of Oyama were in work and 84,100 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.4 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 Oyama?
The unemployment rate in Oyama was 4.0% at the 2020 census (3,373 people out of 84,100 in the labour force), 99th 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 Oyama?
By sector, 3.3% of employed residents of Oyama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 31.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 61.1% 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 Oyama?
82.5% of employed residents of Oyama were employees (excluding company directors), 7.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Oyama?
At the 2020 census 29,728 residents of Oyama commuted to work in another municipality and 29,854 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 166,913, or 100.1 per 100 night-time residents, 100th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Oyama?
Oyama had 6,613 private-sector business establishments employing 80,262 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Oyama?
Factories in Oyama shipped goods worth 1.10 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 18,229 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 Oyama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Oyama sold goods worth 485.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,366 commercial establishments employing 12,996 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Oyama?
Oyama had 1,121 retail stores and 615 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 32 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 Oyama?
Farmland in Oyama covered 77.00 square kilometres in 2024, 44.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Oyama recycle?
Oyama produced 49,840 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Oyama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Oyama ranks 126 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 123 | Amagasaki | 3,675 thousand yen |
| 124 | Higashihiroshima | 3,673 thousand yen |
| 125 | Hitachi | 3,672 thousand yen |
| 126 | Oyama | 3,670 thousand yen |
| 127 | Fukui | 3,665 thousand yen |
| 128 | Kashihara | 3,658 thousand yen |
| 129 | Kakamigahara | 3,656 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Oyama ranks 99 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Akita | 4.0% |
| 97 | Tokushima | 4.0% |
| 98 | Nara | 4.0% |
| 99 | Oyama | 4.0% |
| 100 | Tokorozawa | 4.0% |
| 101 | Matsudo | 4.0% |
| 102 | Isesaki | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Oyama ranks 100 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Hikone | 100.2 |
| 98 | Handa | 100.2 |
| 99 | Ise | 100.2 |
| 100 | Oyama | 100.1 |
| 101 | Joetsu | 100.1 |
| 102 | Sapporo | 100.0 |
| 103 | Tomakomai | 100.0 |
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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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