Economy, jobs and prices in Sakura, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sakura averaged 3.90 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 71st 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 Sakura earn in total?
Residents of Sakura had 306.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 78,595 resident-tax payers (46.6 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 Sakura?
At the 2020 census 75,418 residents of Sakura were in work and 78,651 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.7 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 Sakura?
The unemployment rate in Sakura was 4.1% at the 2020 census (3,233 people out of 78,651 in the labour force), 78th 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 Sakura?
By sector, 1.6% of employed residents of Sakura worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.7% 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 Sakura?
84.0% of employed residents of Sakura were employees (excluding company directors), 6.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% 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 Sakura?
At the 2020 census 42,837 residents of Sakura commuted to work in another municipality and 22,654 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 144,765, or 85.8 per 100 night-time residents, 26th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sakura?
Sakura had 4,417 private-sector business establishments employing 51,439 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sakura?
Factories in Sakura shipped goods worth 331.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 8,866 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 Sakura?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sakura sold goods worth 218.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 842 commercial establishments employing 8,549 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sakura?
Sakura had 777 retail stores and 423 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 18 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Sakura?
Farmland in Sakura covered 27.00 square kilometres in 2024, 26.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sakura recycle?
Sakura produced 47,747 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sakura compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sakura ranks 71 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Gifu | 3,913 thousand yen |
| 69 | Fujimi | 3,908 thousand yen |
| 70 | Hiroshima | 3,906 thousand yen |
| 71 | Sakura | 3,901 thousand yen |
| 72 | Atsugi | 3,900 thousand yen |
| 73 | Shizuoka | 3,897 thousand yen |
| 74 | Onojo | 3,897 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sakura ranks 78 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Kumagaya | 4.1% |
| 76 | Hiratsuka | 4.1% |
| 77 | Miyakonojo | 4.1% |
| 78 | Sakura | 4.1% |
| 79 | Akishima | 4.1% |
| 80 | Sagamihara | 4.1% |
| 81 | Tachikawa | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sakura ranks 237 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Koshigaya | 87.3 |
| 235 | Koganei | 87.3 |
| 236 | Habikino | 86.9 |
| 237 | Sakura | 85.8 |
| 238 | Kasukabe | 85.7 |
| 239 | Yachiyo | 85.6 |
| 240 | Kawachinagano | 85.5 |
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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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