Economy, jobs and prices in Yokkaichi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yokkaichi averaged 3.86 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 84th 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 Yokkaichi earn in total?
Residents of Yokkaichi had 570.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 147,865 resident-tax payers (48.4 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 Yokkaichi?
At the 2020 census 139,499 residents of Yokkaichi were in work and 143,674 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.7 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, about the same as the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Yokkaichi?
The unemployment rate in Yokkaichi was 2.9% at the 2020 census (4,175 people out of 143,674 in the labour force), 10th 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 Yokkaichi?
By sector, 1.3% of employed residents of Yokkaichi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 33.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 62.1% 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 Yokkaichi?
83.5% of employed residents of Yokkaichi were employees (excluding company directors), 6.8% were self-employed business owners and 5.2% 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 Yokkaichi?
At the 2020 census 33,350 residents of Yokkaichi commuted to work in another municipality and 46,800 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 319,793, or 104.7 per 100 night-time residents, 36th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yokkaichi?
Yokkaichi had 12,006 private-sector business establishments employing 156,918 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yokkaichi?
Factories in Yokkaichi shipped goods worth 3.50 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 37,860 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 Yokkaichi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yokkaichi sold goods worth 921.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,421 commercial establishments employing 22,959 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yokkaichi?
Yokkaichi had 1,972 retail stores and 1,068 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 43 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 Yokkaichi?
Farmland in Yokkaichi covered 36.00 square kilometres in 2024, 17.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yokkaichi recycle?
Yokkaichi produced 98,115 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yokkaichi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yokkaichi ranks 84 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
| 83 | Kasuga | 3,867 thousand yen |
| 84 | Yokkaichi | 3,858 thousand yen |
| 85 | Itami | 3,856 thousand yen |
| 86 | Sagamihara | 3,855 thousand yen |
| 87 | Isehara | 3,854 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yokkaichi ranks 253 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Higashihiroshima | 3.0% |
| 251 | Tsukuba | 2.9% |
| 252 | Joetsu | 2.9% |
| 253 | Yokkaichi | 2.9% |
| 254 | Anjo | 2.9% |
| 255 | Tokai | 2.9% |
| 256 | Inzai | 2.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yokkaichi ranks 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Aizuwakamatsu | 105.3 |
| 34 | Omuta | 105.1 |
| 35 | Sendai | 105.1 |
| 36 | Yokkaichi | 104.7 |
| 37 | Morioka | 104.4 |
| 38 | Hachinohe | 104.4 |
| 39 | Obihiro | 104.3 |
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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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