Economy, jobs and prices in Yokohama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yokohama averaged 4.63 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 15th 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 Yokohama earn in total?
Residents of Yokohama had 8.75 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 1,890,068 resident-tax payers (50.0 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 Yokohama?
At the 2020 census 1,688,272 residents of Yokohama were in work and 1,750,694 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.7 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 Yokohama?
The unemployment rate in Yokohama was 3.6% at the 2020 census (62,422 people out of 1,750,694 in the labour force), 83rd 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 Yokohama?
By sector, 0.4% of employed residents of Yokohama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.5% 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 Yokohama?
85.2% of employed residents of Yokohama were employees (excluding company directors), 6.0% were self-employed business owners and 5.8% 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 Yokohama?
At the 2020 census 1,080,277 residents of Yokohama commuted to work in another municipality and 819,752 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 3,495,975, or 92.5 per 100 night-time residents, 76th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yokohama?
Yokohama had 116,479 private-sector business establishments employing 1,527,783 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 Yokohama?
Factories in Yokohama shipped goods worth 4.22 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 89,843 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 Yokohama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yokohama sold goods worth 10.72 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 19,245 commercial establishments employing 237,013 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yokohama?
Yokohama had 17,749 retail stores and 10,926 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 514 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 24 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Yokohama?
Farmland in Yokohama covered 26.00 square kilometres in 2024, 5.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yokohama recycle?
Yokohama produced 1,055,592 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yokohama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yokohama ranks 15 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ikoma | 4,781 thousand yen |
| 13 | Chofu | 4,767 thousand yen |
| 14 | Takarazuka | 4,637 thousand yen |
| 15 | Yokohama | 4,630 thousand yen |
| 16 | Kawasaki | 4,593 thousand yen |
| 17 | Fujisawa | 4,571 thousand yen |
| 18 | Nagoya | 4,555 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yokohama ranks 180 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 177 | Kashiwa | 3.6% |
| 178 | Funabashi | 3.6% |
| 179 | Ikoma | 3.6% |
| 180 | Yokohama | 3.6% |
| 181 | Yachiyo | 3.6% |
| 182 | Nasushiobara | 3.6% |
| 183 | Saitama | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yokohama ranks 187 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | Fujisawa | 92.9 |
| 185 | Saitama | 92.9 |
| 186 | Kuwana | 92.8 |
| 187 | Yokohama | 92.5 |
| 188 | Sakado | 92.4 |
| 189 | Fujieda | 92.3 |
| 190 | Yokosuka | 92.2 |
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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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