Economy, jobs and prices in Sayama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sayama averaged 3.48 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 84th 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 Sayama earn in total?
Residents of Sayama had 244.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 70,277 resident-tax payers (47.3 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 Sayama?
At the 2020 census 68,144 residents of Sayama were in work and 71,397 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.8 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 Sayama?
The unemployment rate in Sayama was 4.6% at the 2020 census (3,253 people out of 71,397 in the labour force), 33rd 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 Sayama?
By sector, 1.7% of employed residents of Sayama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.4% 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 Sayama?
85.0% of employed residents of Sayama were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% were self-employed business owners and 4.2% 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 Sayama?
At the 2020 census 35,221 residents of Sayama commuted to work in another municipality and 28,229 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 141,364, or 95.1 per 100 night-time residents, 101st lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sayama?
Sayama had 4,373 private-sector business establishments employing 57,256 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sayama?
Factories in Sayama shipped goods worth 1.30 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 12,533 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 Sayama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sayama sold goods worth 231.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 859 commercial establishments employing 8,189 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sayama?
Sayama had 758 retail stores and 410 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 17 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 Sayama?
Farmland in Sayama covered 11.00 square kilometres in 2024, 22.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sayama recycle?
Sayama produced 40,811 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 31.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sayama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sayama ranks 179 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Yamagata | 3,498 thousand yen |
| 177 | Kishiwada | 3,494 thousand yen |
| 178 | Kure | 3,485 thousand yen |
| 179 | Sayama | 3,478 thousand yen |
| 180 | Kagoshima | 3,471 thousand yen |
| 181 | Niihama | 3,463 thousand yen |
| 182 | Fukuyama | 3,448 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sayama ranks 33 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Osaki | 4.6% |
| 31 | Habikino | 4.6% |
| 32 | Sano | 4.6% |
| 33 | Sayama | 4.6% |
| 34 | Sakai | 4.5% |
| 35 | Hachinohe | 4.5% |
| 36 | Izumisano | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sayama ranks 162 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Ginowan | 95.2 |
| 160 | Ichihara | 95.1 |
| 161 | Fuchu | 95.1 |
| 162 | Sayama | 95.1 |
| 163 | Koga | 94.9 |
| 164 | Okazaki | 94.9 |
| 165 | Higashiomi | 94.8 |
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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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