Economy, jobs and prices in Ueda, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ueda averaged 3.35 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 55th 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 Ueda earn in total?
Residents of Ueda had 229.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 68,587 resident-tax payers (44.5 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 Ueda?
At the 2020 census 75,376 residents of Ueda were in work and 78,141 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.9 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 Ueda?
The unemployment rate in Ueda was 3.5% at the 2020 census (2,765 people out of 78,141 in the labour force), 76th 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 Ueda?
By sector, 4.4% of employed residents of Ueda worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 32.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 60.1% 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 Ueda?
79.3% of employed residents of Ueda were employees (excluding company directors), 9.8% were self-employed business owners and 5.6% 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 Ueda?
At the 2020 census 13,195 residents of Ueda commuted to work in another municipality and 14,498 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 156,464, or 101.6 per 100 night-time residents, 75th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ueda?
Ueda had 7,108 private-sector business establishments employing 73,947 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ueda?
Factories in Ueda shipped goods worth 605.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 18,103 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 Ueda?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ueda sold goods worth 406.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,388 commercial establishments employing 11,767 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ueda?
Ueda had 1,236 retail stores and 623 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 33 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 Ueda?
Farmland in Ueda covered 52.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ueda recycle?
Ueda produced 40,580 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 25.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ueda compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ueda ranks 208 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Nasushiobara | 3,354 thousand yen |
| 206 | Iwakuni | 3,353 thousand yen |
| 207 | Koga | 3,350 thousand yen |
| 208 | Ueda | 3,346 thousand yen |
| 209 | Onomichi | 3,344 thousand yen |
| 210 | Iwaki | 3,340 thousand yen |
| 211 | Yaizu | 3,338 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ueda ranks 187 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | Yamaguchi | 3.6% |
| 185 | Kitami | 3.5% |
| 186 | Maebashi | 3.5% |
| 187 | Ueda | 3.5% |
| 188 | Handa | 3.5% |
| 189 | Minoh | 3.5% |
| 190 | Kisarazu | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ueda ranks 75 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Tokai | 101.8 |
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
| 74 | Takasaki | 101.6 |
| 75 | Ueda | 101.6 |
| 76 | Sasebo | 101.5 |
| 77 | Yamaguchi | 101.4 |
| 78 | Aomori | 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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