Economy, jobs and prices in Shunan, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Shunan averaged 3.65 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 130th 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 Shunan earn in total?
Residents of Shunan had 220.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 60,560 resident-tax payers (44.0 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 Shunan?
At the 2020 census 62,093 residents of Shunan were in work and 64,133 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.1 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 Shunan?
The unemployment rate in Shunan was 3.2% at the 2020 census (2,040 people out of 64,133 in the labour force), 27th 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 Shunan?
By sector, 2.5% of employed residents of Shunan worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 31.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 63.5% 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 Shunan?
82.8% of employed residents of Shunan were employees (excluding company directors), 8.1% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Shunan?
At the 2020 census 12,036 residents of Shunan commuted to work in another municipality and 17,536 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 142,779, or 103.8 per 100 night-time residents, 41st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Shunan?
Shunan had 6,323 private-sector business establishments employing 68,292 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Shunan?
Factories in Shunan shipped goods worth 1.61 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 11,731 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 Shunan?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Shunan sold goods worth 345.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,332 commercial establishments employing 9,957 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Shunan?
Shunan had 1,077 retail stores and 600 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 17 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Shunan?
Farmland in Shunan covered 24.00 square kilometres in 2024, 3.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Shunan recycle?
Shunan produced 42,216 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Shunan compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Shunan ranks 133 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Takamatsu | 3,656 thousand yen |
| 131 | Uji | 3,654 thousand yen |
| 132 | Narita | 3,653 thousand yen |
| 133 | Shunan | 3,648 thousand yen |
| 134 | Zama | 3,644 thousand yen |
| 135 | Kuki | 3,634 thousand yen |
| 136 | Sapporo | 3,633 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Shunan ranks 236 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | Fujieda | 3.2% |
| 234 | Iwakuni | 3.2% |
| 235 | Tsu | 3.2% |
| 236 | Shunan | 3.2% |
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Shunan ranks 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Hachinohe | 104.4 |
| 39 | Obihiro | 104.3 |
| 40 | Maebashi | 104.0 |
| 41 | Shunan | 103.8 |
| 42 | Koriyama | 103.7 |
| 43 | Akita | 103.7 |
| 44 | Higashiosaka | 103.7 |
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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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