Economy, jobs and prices in Tokushima, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tokushima averaged 3.80 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 97th 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 Tokushima earn in total?
Residents of Tokushima had 403.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 106,256 resident-tax payers (42.1 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 Tokushima?
At the 2020 census 113,707 residents of Tokushima were in work and 118,471 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 Tokushima?
The unemployment rate in Tokushima was 4.0% at the 2020 census (4,764 people out of 118,471 in the labour force), 97th 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 Tokushima?
By sector, 3.4% of employed residents of Tokushima worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 74.7% 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 Tokushima?
78.4% of employed residents of Tokushima were employees (excluding company directors), 9.2% were self-employed business owners and 6.7% 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 Tokushima?
At the 2020 census 21,888 residents of Tokushima commuted to work in another municipality and 34,598 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 270,257, or 107.1 per 100 night-time residents, 22nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tokushima?
Tokushima had 13,678 private-sector business establishments employing 129,223 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tokushima?
Factories in Tokushima shipped goods worth 518.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 10,101 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 Tokushima?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tokushima sold goods worth 822.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,746 commercial establishments employing 21,670 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tokushima?
Tokushima had 2,230 retail stores and 1,533 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 22 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 Tokushima?
Farmland in Tokushima covered 30.00 square kilometres in 2024, 15.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tokushima recycle?
Tokushima produced 85,910 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 13.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tokushima compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tokushima ranks 97 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Odawara | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 95 | Misato | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 96 | Nishio | 3,800 thousand yen |
| 97 | Tokushima | 3,797 thousand yen |
| 98 | Himeji | 3,796 thousand yen |
| 99 | Akashi | 3,795 thousand yen |
| 100 | Akishima | 3,785 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tokushima ranks 97 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Wakayama | 4.0% |
| 95 | Machida | 4.0% |
| 96 | Akita | 4.0% |
| 97 | Tokushima | 4.0% |
| 98 | Nara | 4.0% |
| 99 | Oyama | 4.0% |
| 100 | Tokorozawa | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tokushima ranks 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Numazu | 107.9 |
| 20 | Ota | 107.8 |
| 21 | Kanazawa | 107.5 |
| 22 | Tokushima | 107.1 |
| 23 | Kusatsu | 106.9 |
| 24 | Hirosaki | 106.7 |
| 25 | Yamagata | 106.4 |
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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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