Living in 鳳珠郡穴水町

In May 2024, the city had 4 schools. The median age was 64.7 years in 2020. The foreign population count was 147 in 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.2% in October 2020. 鳳珠郡穴水町 is in Japan; its population was 7,890 in October 2020.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to 鳳珠郡穴水町?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for 鳳珠郡穴水町 yet. We do not infer one from another place.

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How international is the population?

1.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 147 people of 7,890 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in 鳳珠郡穴水町 is 4.2%. Of 2,344 cities with data, 1,088 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	241.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 3.7%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to 鳳珠郡穴水町. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in 鳳珠郡穴水町. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	4 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹⁰Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital Beds Per 1000	13.61 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁸Official
Physicians Per 1000	2.59 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	277.3 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.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 鳳珠郡穴水町 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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Physicians Per 10002.59 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 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.¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.4 · Feb 7 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 16 · May 20.9 · Jun 24 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 30.1 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 21 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 9.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 0 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 6 · May 11.4 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 11.1 · May 16.1 · Jun 20 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 22 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 5.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 219.2 · Feb 139.6 · Mar 138.6 · Apr 121.6 · May 115.6 · Jun 155.8 · Jul 199.6 · Aug 176.8 · Sep 214.5 · Oct 171.1 · Nov 231.5 · Dec 278.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 41.8 · Feb 68.7 · Mar 132.2 · Apr 185.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 161.5 · Jul 158.3 · Aug 203.2 · Sep 142.8 · Oct 139.3 · Nov 89.7 · Dec 47.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA¹²Official · nearest-station reading

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Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Japan cities

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Population and city profile

The city covered 183.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 37.7 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	183.2 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 km2.³Official
Foreign residents	147 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.²Official
Population density	37.7 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 km2.³Official
Population	7,890 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷Official

International community in 鳳珠郡穴水町

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	7,890	100.0%
Japanese	7,781	98.6%
Foreigner	80	1.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	50	0.6%
Nationality not reported	29	0.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	9	0.1%
Others	5	0.1%
Republic of Korea	4	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	4	0.1%
People's Republic of China	3	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Kingdom of Thailand	1	0.0%
United States of America	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Is 鳳珠郡穴水町 a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–57%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Student37%strong on education, weak on safety · range 28–46%

Family44%strong on family, weak on safety · range 34–54%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Foreign residents147 people2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.

Population7,890 people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (regional)241.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.2 %1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

City area183.2 km²2024Official source · 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.

Schools4 schools1 May 2024Official source · MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-31

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	64.7 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁶Official

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around 鳳珠郡穴水町?

The median gross salary is 241.1 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 鳳珠郡穴水町?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

How many people live in 鳳珠郡穴水町?

The published population is 7,890 people. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How many foreign residents live in 鳳珠郡穴水町?

147 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is 鳳珠郡穴水町 a good place to live?

鳳珠郡穴水町 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in 鳳珠郡穴水町?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,890 people (100.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). 鳳珠郡穴水町, Japan: salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/housugunanamizumachi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sources

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e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16

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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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAJIMA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27

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