Economy, jobs and prices in Sakai, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sakai averaged 3.88 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 79th 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 Sakai earn in total?
Residents of Sakai had 1.34 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 345,044 resident-tax payers (41.8 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 Sakai?
At the 2020 census 347,131 residents of Sakai were in work and 363,653 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 42.0 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Sakai?
The unemployment rate in Sakai was 4.5% at the 2020 census (16,522 people out of 363,653 in the labour force), 34th 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 Sakai?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Sakai worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 73.1% 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 Sakai?
82.3% of employed residents of Sakai were employees (excluding company directors), 7.8% were self-employed business owners and 5.6% 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 Sakai?
At the 2020 census 200,195 residents of Sakai commuted to work in another municipality and 159,274 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 777,430, or 94.1 per 100 night-time residents, 88th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sakai?
Sakai had 27,315 private-sector business establishments employing 320,831 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sakai?
Factories in Sakai shipped goods worth 4.50 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 50,024 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 Sakai?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sakai sold goods worth 1.77 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,796 commercial establishments employing 48,814 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sakai?
Sakai had 4,135 retail stores and 2,613 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 111 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 8 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Sakai?
Farmland in Sakai covered 11.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sakai recycle?
Sakai produced 258,384 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 16.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sakai compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sakai ranks 79 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Kasugai | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 77 | Kawanishi | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 78 | Takasaki | 3,892 thousand yen |
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sakai ranks 34 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Habikino | 4.6% |
| 32 | Sano | 4.6% |
| 33 | Sayama | 4.6% |
| 34 | Sakai | 4.5% |
| 35 | Hachinohe | 4.5% |
| 36 | Izumisano | 4.5% |
| 37 | Asahikawa | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sakai ranks 175 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
| 173 | Nasushiobara | 94.5 |
| 174 | Kuki | 94.1 |
| 175 | Sakai | 94.1 |
| 176 | Yaizu | 94.0 |
| 177 | Ibaraki | 93.9 |
| 178 | Ebina | 93.8 |
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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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