Living in Iizuka

In Iizuka, rents across existing tenancies average €5.93 per m² a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 5.12% was measured at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population124,118people31 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)267.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.93EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 5% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate5.12%country median 3.8% — 36% aboveOfficial source · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)

Recorded crime685.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-40-Fukuoka-2025

PM2.5, annual mean9.1µg/m³country median 8.4 — 8% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 飯塚市

Higher unemployment than 92% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Iizuka?

Average net cold rent is about 5.93 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): 5.93 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesIizuka highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Iizuka€5.93

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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	18.21 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	295.5 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 mura⁶Official

Is Iizuka 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–63%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student69%strong on education, weak on work · range 62–76%

Family72%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 65–79%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 356 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.93 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 Iizuka?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 5.12 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)²²

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Iizuka is 5.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	267.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	5.12 %country median 3.8%	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)²²Official

What does a salary buy in Iizuka?

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€5.93/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €356
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	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Iizuka Salary needed to live in Iizuka

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

Search jobs

Open the Japan service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Iizuka. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	41 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	20.95 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,095 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Hospitals	11 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV¹⁹Official
Pharmacies	79 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	4.71 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁸Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	471.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Iizuka 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 residents2,095 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Iizuka?

Police recorded about 685 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: 685.3 incidents per 100,000 · JP-40-Fukuoka-2025¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	20.58 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025¹⁰Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	685.3 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	79.14 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025¹⁰Official

Mobility and administration

Iizuka's nearest airport was FUK, 23 km away and offered 37 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	37 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Destinations from nearest airport	45 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.¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FUK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Iizuka. 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.

JapaneseIn Person, Online

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

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Climate and air quality

Iizuka's monthly mean temperatures were 5.3°C in January and 26.6°C in July. Iizuka's monthly precipitation totalled 76.5 mm in January and 347.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 103 hours in January and 161 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Iizuka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.1 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 — 飯塚市¹²

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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.59.1WHO 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 Iizuka is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Iizuka 9.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.1 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 飯塚市¹²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.6 · Feb 11 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 27.3 · Jul 31 · Aug 32.1 · Sep 28.2 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 11.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 飯塚⁹Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.1 · May 14 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 2.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 飯塚⁹Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 19.1 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 23.4 · Oct 17.8 · Nov 12.3 · Dec 7.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 飯塚⁹Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.5 · Feb 78.6 · Mar 115.5 · Apr 128.6 · May 149 · Jun 281.8 · Jul 347.1 · Aug 209.6 · Sep 178 · Oct 89.5 · Nov 89.1 · Dec 70.3 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 飯塚⁹Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 103 · Feb 119.4 · Mar 156.6 · Apr 181.9 · May 199.8 · Jun 137.3 · Jul 161 · Aug 191.2 · Sep 154.5 · Oct 171 · Nov 136.9 · Dec 115.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 飯塚⁹Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

Iizuka's population density measured 590.6 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Iizuka?

The published population was 124,118 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 passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	214 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	1.72 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,116 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²⁴Official
Population density	590.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²³Official
Population	124,118 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 Iizuka

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	126,364	100.0%
Japanese	124,259	98.3%
Foreigner	1,211	1.0%
Nationality not reported	894	0.7%
Republic of Korea	422	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	230	0.2%
People's Republic of China	192	0.2%
Others	103	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	102	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	54	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	33	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Peru	33	0.0%
United States of America	20	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	13	0.0%
India	6	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	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	50.3 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Iizuka

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.

Onomichi as an Iizuka alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 3.5% Onomichi vs 1.7% Iizuka+106%
Unemployment: 3.4% Onomichi vs 5.1% Iizuka−33%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,401.9 Onomichi vs 2,095.0 Iizuka−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 357 Onomichi vs 685 Iizukano percentage
Empty flats: 21.9% Onomichi vs 18.2% Iizuka+20%
Rent: €5.76/m² Onomichi vs €5.93/m² Iizukasame level
Median gross pay, region: €279 Onomichi vs €267 Iizuka+4%

Full comparison More about Onomichi

Alternative cities in Japan

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Iwakuni124,568 residents Atsubetsu-ku (Sapporo)125,083 residents Kirishima123,070 residents Seya-ku (Yokohama)122,623 residents Koganei125,970 residents Ōsaki122,035 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 Iizuka?

The published population was 124,118 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 Iizuka?

Average net cold rent is about 5.93 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 415 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Iizuka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.1 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 — 飯塚市.

How safe is Iizuka?

Police recorded about 685 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-40-Fukuoka-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Iizuka?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表).

What is the typical salary around Iizuka?

The median gross salary is 267.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Iizuka a good place to live?

Iizuka 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 Japanese citizenship group in Iizuka?

The official citizenship distribution records 124,259 people (98.3%) 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
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