Economy, jobs and prices in Tsukuba, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tsukuba averaged 4.54 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 19th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Tsukuba earn in total?
Residents of Tsukuba had 553.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 122,018 resident-tax payers (50.5 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 Tsukuba?
At the 2020 census 114,767 residents of Tsukuba were in work and 118,228 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.5 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 Tsukuba?
The unemployment rate in Tsukuba was 2.9% at the 2020 census (3,461 people out of 118,228 in the labour force), 12th 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 Tsukuba?
By sector, 2.4% of employed residents of Tsukuba worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.6% 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 Tsukuba?
85.3% of employed residents of Tsukuba were employees (excluding company directors), 6.5% were self-employed business owners and 4.4% 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 Tsukuba?
At the 2020 census 38,139 residents of Tsukuba commuted to work in another municipality and 52,605 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 254,873, or 105.5 per 100 night-time residents, 32nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tsukuba?
Tsukuba had 8,208 private-sector business establishments employing 132,661 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 16.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tsukuba?
Factories in Tsukuba shipped goods worth 439.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 11,450 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 Tsukuba?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tsukuba sold goods worth 590.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,794 commercial establishments employing 17,010 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tsukuba?
Tsukuba had 1,549 retail stores and 702 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 45 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tsukuba?
Farmland in Tsukuba covered 99.00 square kilometres in 2024, 34.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tsukuba recycle?
Tsukuba produced 94,769 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 26.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tsukuba compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tsukuba ranks 19 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kawasaki | 4,593 thousand yen |
| 17 | Fujisawa | 4,571 thousand yen |
| 18 | Nagoya | 4,555 thousand yen |
| 19 | Tsukuba | 4,538 thousand yen |
| 20 | Kariya | 4,514 thousand yen |
| 21 | Ikeda | 4,494 thousand yen |
| 22 | Nagareyama | 4,480 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tsukuba ranks 251 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 248 | Urayasu | 3.0% |
| 249 | Toyama | 3.0% |
| 250 | Higashihiroshima | 3.0% |
| 251 | Tsukuba | 2.9% |
| 252 | Joetsu | 2.9% |
| 253 | Yokkaichi | 2.9% |
| 254 | Anjo | 2.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tsukuba ranks 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Izumisano | 106.0 |
| 30 | Matsumoto | 105.8 |
| 31 | Toyama | 105.5 |
| 32 | Tsukuba | 105.5 |
| 33 | Aizuwakamatsu | 105.3 |
| 34 | Omuta | 105.1 |
| 35 | Sendai | 105.1 |
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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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