Economy, jobs and prices in Sasebo, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sasebo averaged 3.20 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 23rd 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 Sasebo earn in total?
Residents of Sasebo had 312.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 97,879 resident-tax payers (40.2 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 Sasebo?
At the 2020 census 114,159 residents of Sasebo were in work and 118,960 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.9 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 Sasebo?
The unemployment rate in Sasebo was 4.0% at the 2020 census (4,801 people out of 118,960 in the labour force), 93rd 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 Sasebo?
By sector, 3.7% of employed residents of Sasebo worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.7% 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 Sasebo?
82.0% of employed residents of Sasebo were employees (excluding company directors), 8.8% were self-employed business owners and 4.9% 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 Sasebo?
At the 2020 census 11,121 residents of Sasebo commuted to work in another municipality and 13,872 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 246,816, or 101.5 per 100 night-time residents, 76th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sasebo?
Sasebo had 9,997 private-sector business establishments employing 93,968 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 Sasebo?
Factories in Sasebo shipped goods worth 200.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 7,379 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 Sasebo?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sasebo sold goods worth 479.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,234 commercial establishments employing 17,203 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sasebo?
Sasebo had 2,000 retail stores and 998 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 37 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Sasebo?
Farmland in Sasebo covered 42.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sasebo recycle?
Sasebo produced 82,185 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sasebo compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sasebo ranks 240 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | Iizuka | 3,209 thousand yen |
| 238 | Kushiro | 3,202 thousand yen |
| 239 | Ebetsu | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 240 | Sasebo | 3,197 thousand yen |
| 241 | Izumo | 3,185 thousand yen |
| 242 | Beppu | 3,177 thousand yen |
| 243 | Chikusei | 3,174 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sasebo ranks 93 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Kiryu | 4.0% |
| 91 | Chiba | 4.0% |
| 92 | Abiko | 4.0% |
| 93 | Sasebo | 4.0% |
| 94 | Wakayama | 4.0% |
| 95 | Machida | 4.0% |
| 96 | Akita | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sasebo ranks 76 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
| 74 | Takasaki | 101.6 |
| 75 | Ueda | 101.6 |
| 76 | Sasebo | 101.5 |
| 77 | Yamaguchi | 101.4 |
| 78 | Aomori | 101.4 |
| 79 | Miyazaki | 101.3 |
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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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