Economy, jobs and prices in Yao, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yao averaged 3.76 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 107th 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 Yao earn in total?
Residents of Yao had 414.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 110,296 resident-tax payers (41.7 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 Yao?
At the 2020 census 111,002 residents of Yao were in work and 116,357 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.9 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 Yao?
The unemployment rate in Yao was 4.6% at the 2020 census (5,355 people out of 116,357 in the labour force), 29th 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 Yao?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Yao worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 27.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 67.3% 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 Yao?
80.3% of employed residents of Yao were employees (excluding company directors), 8.8% were self-employed business owners and 6.4% 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 Yao?
At the 2020 census 52,773 residents of Yao commuted to work in another municipality and 43,916 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 250,399, or 94.6 per 100 night-time residents, 94th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yao?
Yao had 10,930 private-sector business establishments employing 109,238 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yao?
Factories in Yao shipped goods worth 949.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 27,025 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 Yao?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yao sold goods worth 621.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,655 commercial establishments employing 17,301 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yao?
Yao had 1,447 retail stores and 905 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 40 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 Yao?
Farmland in Yao covered 3.00 square kilometres in 2024, 7.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yao recycle?
Yao produced 73,176 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 13.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yao compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yao ranks 107 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Kanazawa | 3,764 thousand yen |
| 105 | Kakogawa | 3,763 thousand yen |
| 106 | Toyohashi | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 108 | Maebashi | 3,760 thousand yen |
| 109 | Seto | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 110 | Inazawa | 3,751 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yao ranks 29 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Hadano | 4.6% |
| 27 | Kishiwada | 4.6% |
| 28 | Amagasaki | 4.6% |
| 29 | Yao | 4.6% |
| 30 | Osaki | 4.6% |
| 31 | Habikino | 4.6% |
| 32 | Sano | 4.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yao ranks 169 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Nara | 94.7 |
| 167 | Suzuka | 94.6 |
| 168 | Marugame | 94.6 |
| 169 | Yao | 94.6 |
| 170 | Fukaya | 94.6 |
| 171 | Kakamigahara | 94.5 |
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
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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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