Economy, jobs and prices in Shizuoka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Shizuoka averaged 3.90 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 73rd 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 Shizuoka earn in total?
Residents of Shizuoka had 1.25 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 320,086 resident-tax payers (46.2 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 Shizuoka?
At the 2020 census 345,110 residents of Shizuoka were in work and 357,487 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.8 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 Shizuoka?
The unemployment rate in Shizuoka was 3.5% at the 2020 census (12,377 people out of 357,487 in the labour force), 62nd 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 Shizuoka?
By sector, 2.3% of employed residents of Shizuoka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.2% 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 Shizuoka?
80.5% of employed residents of Shizuoka were employees (excluding company directors), 9.1% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Shizuoka?
At the 2020 census 98,495 residents of Shizuoka commuted to work in another municipality and 111,700 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 713,197, or 102.9 per 100 night-time residents, 56th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Shizuoka?
Shizuoka had 33,514 private-sector business establishments employing 346,576 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Shizuoka?
Factories in Shizuoka shipped goods worth 2.50 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 50,848 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 Shizuoka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Shizuoka sold goods worth 2.90 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 7,467 commercial establishments employing 62,488 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Shizuoka?
Shizuoka had 5,686 retail stores and 3,117 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 116 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Shizuoka?
Farmland in Shizuoka covered 39.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Shizuoka recycle?
Shizuoka produced 209,205 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Shizuoka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Shizuoka ranks 73 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 75 | Koshigaya | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 76 | Kasugai | 3,895 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Shizuoka ranks 201 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | Saga | 3.5% |
| 199 | Ichikawa | 3.5% |
| 200 | Yamagata | 3.5% |
| 201 | Shizuoka | 3.5% |
| 202 | Takasaki | 3.5% |
| 203 | Obihiro | 3.5% |
| 204 | Takamatsu | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Shizuoka ranks 56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Nagano | 103.0 |
| 54 | Takamatsu | 102.9 |
| 55 | Otaru | 102.9 |
| 56 | Shizuoka | 102.9 |
| 57 | Isahaya | 102.8 |
| 58 | Tsu | 102.8 |
| 59 | Fukushima | 102.8 |
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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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