Living in Fukui

In Fukui, rents across existing tenancies average €6.43 per m² a month (2023).

In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 2.9%. 福井市 is in Japan; its population was 254,029 in 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 3.2°C in January and 26.1°C in July. The city covered 536.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 473.6 people per km² in 2024. There were 389.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population254,029people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度

Median gross salary (region)305.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.43EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 3% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate2.9%country median 3.8% — 23% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime584.4incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-18-Fukui-2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.4µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 福井市

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Fukui?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.

How much does it cost to rent in 福井市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.43 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.43 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesFukui highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Fukui€6.43

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	16.08 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.43 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	321.1 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura⁸Official

Is Fukui a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–66%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–67%

Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 61–77%

Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 386 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.43 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 福井市?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Fukui is 2.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Fukui 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	305.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	2.9 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Fukui?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€6.43/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €386
Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光月額料金 · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment offices in Fukui

MHLW lists 1 public employment office in Fukui (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	18.2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,820 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospitals	27 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV²⁰Official
Pharmacies	135 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²¹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.88 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	389.2 per 100,000	2022	Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fukui when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,820 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 福井市?

Police recorded about 584 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 584.4 incidents per 100,000 · JP-18-Fukui-2025¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	584.4 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-18-Fukui-2025¹³Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	65.19 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-18-Fukui-2025¹³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	2024	Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables.¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fukui. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fukui.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 284.9 mm in January and 239.8 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in 福井市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 福井市¹⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

285

168

161

137

139

153

240

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196

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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172

191

147

155

206

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Fukui is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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4–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Fukui 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 福井市¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.7 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 18.3 · May 23.3 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 32.2 · Sep 27.7 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 16 · Dec 9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.8 · May 13.4 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 12.8 · May 18.1 · Jun 22 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 5.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井¹²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 284.9 · Feb 167.7 · Mar 160.7 · Apr 137.2 · May 139.1 · Jun 152.8 · Jul 239.8 · Aug 150.7 · Sep 212.9 · Oct 153.8 · Nov 196.1 · Dec 304 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井¹²Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 65.4 · Feb 88.4 · Mar 136.3 · Apr 172.3 · May 191.1 · Jun 146.8 · Jul 155.4 · Aug 205.7 · Sep 151.2 · Oct 154.4 · Nov 114.4 · Dec 72.2 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井¹²Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in 福井市?

The published population was 254,029 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	536.4 km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	5,599 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	473.6 people/km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Population	254,029 people	31 Dec 2024	e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁵Official

International community in Fukui

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020

Published group	People	Share
Total	262,328	100.0%
Japanese	255,176	97.3%
Foreigner	3,879	1.5%
Nationality not reported	3,273	1.2%
People's Republic of China	1,107	0.4%
Republic of Korea	742	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	741	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	457	0.2%
Others	313	0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil	182	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	116	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	67	0.0%
United States of America	66	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	32	0.0%
Republic of Peru	32	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	13	0.0%
India	11	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	50.7 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Fukui

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Kaga as a Fukui alternative in the same region

28 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.51/m² Kaga vs €6.43/m² Fukui−30%
Median gross pay, region: €261 Kaga vs €305 Fukui−15%
Annual PM2.5: 6.2 µg/m³ Kaga vs 8.4 µg/m³ Fukui−26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 490 Kaga vs 584 Fukuino percentage

Full comparison More about Kaga

Cities near Fukui

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sakai 11.5 km away

Rent: 5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sabae 12.4 km away

Rent: 6.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Awara 16.4 km away

Rent: 5.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Takefu 18.4 km away

Rent: 6.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Fukui, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities

Fukui-shi254,029 residents Nagaoka255,261 residents Sōka252,586 residents Hiratsuka255,967 residents Hakata-ku (Fukuoka)252,034 residents Kakogawa257,203 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in 福井市?

The published population was 254,029 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in 福井市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.43 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 450 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 福井市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 福井市.

How safe is 福井市?

Police recorded about 584 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-18-Fukui-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in 福井市?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Fukui?

The median gross salary is 305.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Fukui a good place to live?

Fukui may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Fukui?

Sakai, Sabae, Awara, Takefu are near Fukui. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Fukui?

The official citizenship distribution records 255,176 people (97.3%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
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Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福井 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
JP-18-Fukui-2025 pref.fukui.lg.jp · checked 2026-09-15
MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list MHLW · mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 福井市 MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 · env.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
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医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
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