Economy, jobs and prices in Takasaki, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Takasaki averaged 3.89 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 78th 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 Takasaki earn in total?
Residents of Takasaki had 648.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 166,507 resident-tax payers (44.6 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 Takasaki?
At the 2020 census 180,730 residents of Takasaki were in work and 187,210 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.5 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 Takasaki?
The unemployment rate in Takasaki was 3.5% at the 2020 census (6,480 people out of 187,210 in the labour force), 61st 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 Takasaki?
By sector, 2.4% of employed residents of Takasaki worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 26.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 68.5% 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 Takasaki?
81.6% of employed residents of Takasaki were employees (excluding company directors), 8.2% were self-employed business owners and 6.0% 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 Takasaki?
At the 2020 census 53,546 residents of Takasaki commuted to work in another municipality and 55,796 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 378,922, or 101.6 per 100 night-time residents, 74th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Takasaki?
Takasaki had 16,497 private-sector business establishments employing 177,890 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 Takasaki?
Factories in Takasaki shipped goods worth 957.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 28,943 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 Takasaki?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Takasaki sold goods worth 1.64 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,504 commercial establishments employing 33,447 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Takasaki?
Takasaki had 2,808 retail stores and 1,509 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 60 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 Takasaki?
Farmland in Takasaki covered 56.00 square kilometres in 2024, 12.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Takasaki recycle?
Takasaki produced 119,902 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 10.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Takasaki compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Takasaki ranks 78 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Koshigaya | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 76 | Kasugai | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 77 | Kawanishi | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 78 | Takasaki | 3,892 thousand yen |
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Takasaki ranks 202 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 199 | Ichikawa | 3.5% |
| 200 | Yamagata | 3.5% |
| 201 | Shizuoka | 3.5% |
| 202 | Takasaki | 3.5% |
| 203 | Obihiro | 3.5% |
| 204 | Takamatsu | 3.4% |
| 205 | Toyohashi | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Takasaki ranks 74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Kochi | 101.9 |
| 72 | Tokai | 101.8 |
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
| 74 | Takasaki | 101.6 |
| 75 | Ueda | 101.6 |
| 76 | Sasebo | 101.5 |
| 77 | Yamaguchi | 101.4 |
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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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