Economy, jobs and prices in Yamato, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yamato averaged 3.95 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 61st 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 Yamato earn in total?
Residents of Yamato had 479.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 121,396 resident-tax payers (50.8 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 Yamato?
At the 2020 census 100,085 residents of Yamato were in work and 104,115 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.8 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 Yamato?
The unemployment rate in Yamato was 3.9% at the 2020 census (4,030 people out of 104,115 in the labour force), 128th highest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Yamato?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Yamato worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 20.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.5% 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 Yamato?
85.8% of employed residents of Yamato were employees (excluding company directors), 6.1% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Yamato?
At the 2020 census 60,588 residents of Yamato commuted to work in another municipality and 34,208 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 209,220, or 87.5 per 100 night-time residents, 32nd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yamato?
Yamato had 6,955 private-sector business establishments employing 75,533 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yamato?
Factories in Yamato shipped goods worth 333.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,308 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 Yamato?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yamato sold goods worth 424.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,135 commercial establishments employing 14,177 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yamato?
Yamato had 1,091 retail stores and 795 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 32 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 Yamato?
Farmland in Yamato covered 2.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yamato recycle?
Yamato produced 64,371 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 25.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yamato compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yamato ranks 61 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Abiko | 3,964 thousand yen |
| 59 | Kawaguchi | 3,959 thousand yen |
| 60 | Fujimino | 3,954 thousand yen |
| 61 | Yamato | 3,953 thousand yen |
| 62 | Sanda | 3,949 thousand yen |
| 63 | Tokai | 3,945 thousand yen |
| 64 | Osaka | 3,942 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yamato ranks 128 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Kawagoe | 3.9% |
| 126 | Kumamoto | 3.9% |
| 127 | Kamagaya | 3.9% |
| 128 | Yamato | 3.9% |
| 129 | Koshigaya | 3.9% |
| 130 | Mito | 3.9% |
| 131 | Kuki | 3.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yamato ranks 231 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Takatsuki | 87.8 |
| 229 | Uji | 87.8 |
| 230 | Hadano | 87.7 |
| 231 | Yamato | 87.5 |
| 232 | Tokorozawa | 87.3 |
| 233 | Kawasaki | 87.3 |
| 234 | Koshigaya | 87.3 |
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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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