Economy, jobs and prices in Yonago, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yonago averaged 3.31 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 45th 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 Yonago earn in total?
Residents of Yonago had 216.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 65,311 resident-tax payers (44.3 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 Yonago?
At the 2020 census 69,194 residents of Yonago were in work and 71,708 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.0 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Yonago?
The unemployment rate in Yonago was 3.5% at the 2020 census (2,514 people out of 71,708 in the labour force), 66th 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 Yonago?
By sector, 3.2% of employed residents of Yonago worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 19.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 74.2% 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 Yonago?
82.1% of employed residents of Yonago were employees (excluding company directors), 8.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% 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 Yonago?
At the 2020 census 13,371 residents of Yonago commuted to work in another municipality and 17,316 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 152,603, or 103.6 per 100 night-time residents, 46th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yonago?
Yonago had 6,545 private-sector business establishments employing 69,078 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yonago?
Factories in Yonago shipped goods worth 195.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 6,038 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 Yonago?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yonago sold goods worth 415.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,464 commercial establishments employing 11,854 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yonago?
Yonago had 1,182 retail stores and 679 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 28 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Yonago?
Farmland in Yonago covered 28.00 square kilometres in 2024, 21.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yonago recycle?
Yonago produced 55,373 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 28.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yonago compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yonago ranks 218 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | Nagahama | 3,327 thousand yen |
| 216 | Hofu | 3,316 thousand yen |
| 217 | Ashikaga | 3,314 thousand yen |
| 218 | Yonago | 3,311 thousand yen |
| 219 | Tomakomai | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 220 | Higashiomi | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 221 | Matsue | 3,309 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yonago ranks 197 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 194 | Hiroshima | 3.5% |
| 195 | Ebina | 3.5% |
| 196 | Fukuyama | 3.5% |
| 197 | Yonago | 3.5% |
| 198 | Saga | 3.5% |
| 199 | Ichikawa | 3.5% |
| 200 | Yamagata | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yonago ranks 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Akita | 103.7 |
| 44 | Higashiosaka | 103.7 |
| 45 | Wakayama | 103.7 |
| 46 | Yonago | 103.6 |
| 47 | Miyakonojo | 103.6 |
| 48 | Ogaki | 103.5 |
| 49 | Sakata | 103.4 |
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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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