Economy, jobs and prices in Shimonoseki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Shimonoseki averaged 3.28 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 35th 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 Shimonoseki earn in total?
Residents of Shimonoseki had 336.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 102,528 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 Shimonoseki?
At the 2020 census 118,929 residents of Shimonoseki were in work and 123,374 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.6 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 Shimonoseki?
The unemployment rate in Shimonoseki was 3.6% at the 2020 census (4,445 people out of 123,374 in the labour force), 89th lowest of 262 cities, below 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 Shimonoseki?
By sector, 3.9% of employed residents of Shimonoseki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.3% 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 Shimonoseki?
81.0% of employed residents of Shimonoseki were employees (excluding company directors), 8.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Shimonoseki?
At the 2020 census 11,127 residents of Shimonoseki commuted to work in another municipality and 8,228 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 251,527, or 98.6 per 100 night-time residents, 124th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Shimonoseki?
Shimonoseki had 11,167 private-sector business establishments employing 106,896 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Shimonoseki?
Factories in Shimonoseki shipped goods worth 698.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 15,305 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 Shimonoseki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Shimonoseki sold goods worth 536.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,609 commercial establishments employing 19,276 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Shimonoseki?
Shimonoseki had 2,284 retail stores and 1,051 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 34 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 Shimonoseki?
Farmland in Shimonoseki covered 72.00 square kilometres in 2024, 10.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Shimonoseki recycle?
Shimonoseki produced 89,013 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 Shimonoseki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Shimonoseki ranks 228 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Sano | 3,297 thousand yen |
| 226 | Hakodate | 3,296 thousand yen |
| 227 | Kiryu | 3,285 thousand yen |
| 228 | Shimonoseki | 3,280 thousand yen |
| 229 | Ginowan | 3,252 thousand yen |
| 230 | Asahikawa | 3,250 thousand yen |
| 231 | Nagaoka | 3,247 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Shimonoseki ranks 174 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Toda | 3.6% |
| 172 | Isehara | 3.6% |
| 173 | Komaki | 3.6% |
| 174 | Shimonoseki | 3.6% |
| 175 | Marugame | 3.6% |
| 176 | Nishinomiya | 3.6% |
| 177 | Kashiwa | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Shimonoseki ranks 124 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Kiryu | 98.7 |
| 122 | Hiratsuka | 98.7 |
| 123 | Hofu | 98.7 |
| 124 | Shimonoseki | 98.6 |
| 125 | Izumo | 98.6 |
| 126 | Iwaki | 98.3 |
| 127 | Chiba | 98.1 |
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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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