Living in Iwanuma
In Iwanuma, rents across existing tenancies average €6.37 per m² a month (2023).
Iwanuma is one of the cities recorded in Japan.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Iwanuma?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
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 Iwanuma?
Average net cold rent is about 6.37 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): 6.37 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
| 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16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.37 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp14Official |
Is Iwanuma 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 382 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.37 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Iwanuma?
The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.93 % · 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)19
Iwanuma 3.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 271.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp15Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.93 %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)19Official |
What does a salary buy in Iwanuma?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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€6.37/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €382 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Iwanuma. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Iwanuma. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 12 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311277Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 16.96 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.42 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 219.9 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 Iwanuma 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 500.9 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-217Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Iwanuma's nearest airport was SDJ, 6 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 14 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights9Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 13 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.12Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 6 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports10Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | SDJ | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports10Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Iwanuma. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Monthly precipitation was 42.3 mm in January and 178.4 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Iwanuma?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 — 岩沼市8
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Iwanuma 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 岩沼市8Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.6 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10 · Apr 15.5 · May 20.2 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 28.2 · Sep 25 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 8.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SENDAI13Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.3 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6.3 · May 11.7 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 18 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 0.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SENDAI13Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 10.7 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.7 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 4.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SENDAI13Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 42.3 · Feb 33.9 · Mar 74.4 · Apr 90.2 · May 110.2 · Jun 143.7 · Jul 178.4 · Aug 157.8 · Sep 192.6 · Oct 150.6 · Nov 58.7 · Dec 44.1 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SENDAI13Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 149 · Feb 154.7 · Mar 178.6 · Apr 193.7 · May 191.9 · Jun 143.7 · Jul 126.3 · Aug 144.5 · Sep 128 · Oct 147 · Nov 143.4 · Dec 136.3 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SENDAI13Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Japan: Hitachi-Naka ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.0 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±3.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Iwanuma?
The published population was 42,777 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11
By nationality
National passport98.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 60.3 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 1.76 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)21Official |
| Foreign residents | 753 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)21Official |
| Population density | 729 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)20Official |
| Population | 42,777 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11Official |
International community in Iwanuma
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 | 44,068 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 43,553 | 98.8% |
| Foreigner | 375 | 0.9% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 162 | 0.4% |
| Nationality not reported | 140 | 0.3% |
| People's Republic of China | 59 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 52 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 37 | 0.1% |
| Others | 25 | 0.1% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 14 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 6 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 6 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.9 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official |
Alternatives for people set on Iwanuma
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.
Watari-cho as an Iwanuma alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.32/m² Watari-cho vs €6.37/m² Iwanuma−32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 335 Watari-cho vs 501 Iwanumano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €247 Watari-cho vs €271 Iwanuma−9%
Minamiuonuma as an Iwanuma alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 210 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 1.8% Iwanuma+71%
- Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €6.37/m² Iwanuma−16%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.9% Iwanuma−15%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Minamiuonuma vs 9.0 µg/m³ Iwanuma−24%
- Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €271 Iwanuma−11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 501 Iwanuma−8%
- Residents: 51,603 Minamiuonuma vs 42,777 Iwanuma+21%
Cities near Iwanuma
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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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 Iwanuma?
The published population was 42,777 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.
How much does it cost to rent in Iwanuma?
Average net cold rent is about 6.37 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 446 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Iwanuma?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 — 岩沼市.
What is the unemployment rate in Iwanuma?
The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (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 Iwanuma?
The median gross salary is 271.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Iwanuma a good place to live?
Iwanuma 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 Iwanuma?
Watari-cho, Natori, Shibata-machi, Murata-machi, Ogawara-machi are near Iwanuma. 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 Iwanuma?
The official citizenship distribution records 43,553 people (98.8%) 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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