Economy, jobs and prices in Yokosuka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yokosuka averaged 3.59 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 111th 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 Yokosuka earn in total?
Residents of Yokosuka had 639.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 178,232 resident-tax payers (45.9 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 Yokosuka?
At the 2020 census 172,129 residents of Yokosuka were in work and 179,783 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.4 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 Yokosuka?
The unemployment rate in Yokosuka was 4.3% at the 2020 census (7,654 people out of 179,783 in the labour force), 60th 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 Yokosuka?
By sector, 0.9% of employed residents of Yokosuka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.5% 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 Yokosuka?
85.9% of employed residents of Yokosuka were employees (excluding company directors), 6.4% were self-employed business owners and 4.5% 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 Yokosuka?
At the 2020 census 59,866 residents of Yokosuka commuted to work in another municipality and 31,852 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 357,706, or 92.2 per 100 night-time residents, 73rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yokosuka?
Yokosuka had 11,677 private-sector business establishments employing 118,198 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yokosuka?
Factories in Yokosuka shipped goods worth 713.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 13,634 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 Yokosuka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yokosuka sold goods worth 502.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,160 commercial establishments employing 19,864 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yokosuka?
Yokosuka had 2,149 retail stores and 1,366 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 47 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 Yokosuka?
Farmland in Yokosuka covered 5.00 square kilometres in 2024, 5.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yokosuka recycle?
Yokosuka produced 112,088 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 32.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yokosuka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yokosuka ranks 152 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Higashiosaka | 3,592 thousand yen |
| 150 | Kawachinagano | 3,591 thousand yen |
| 151 | Kurume | 3,590 thousand yen |
| 152 | Yokosuka | 3,588 thousand yen |
| 153 | Konosu | 3,585 thousand yen |
| 154 | Nagano | 3,571 thousand yen |
| 155 | Tajimi | 3,570 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yokosuka ranks 60 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Yatsushiro | 4.3% |
| 58 | Iruma | 4.3% |
| 59 | Tama | 4.3% |
| 60 | Yokosuka | 4.3% |
| 61 | Zama | 4.2% |
| 62 | Ogaki | 4.2% |
| 63 | Kazo | 4.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yokosuka ranks 190 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | Yokohama | 92.5 |
| 188 | Sakado | 92.4 |
| 189 | Fujieda | 92.3 |
| 190 | Yokosuka | 92.2 |
| 191 | Kashiwa | 91.8 |
| 192 | Toda | 91.7 |
| 193 | Kishiwada | 91.7 |
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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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