Living in Naha
In Naha, rents across existing tenancies average €8.16 per m² a month (2023).
The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.03% at the end of 2020.
Pricier rent than 81% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Naha?
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 Naha?
Average net cold rent is about 8.16 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): 8.16 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp17
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 32.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet12Official · national market |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 297.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 5.98 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 168.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v227Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.7 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 355.9 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 mura5Official |
Is Naha 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 490 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.16 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 Naha?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 6.03 % · 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
Naha 6.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 300.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp18Official |
| Unemployment rate | 6.03 %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 Naha?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobile
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€8.16/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €490 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€169 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €169 |
| Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | — |
Public employment offices in Naha
MHLW lists 1 public employment office in Naha (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.
Hello Work — Public employment service
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 | 10.35 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,035 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Hospitals | 10 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official |
| Pharmacies | 137 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.67 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 266.9 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Naha 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
How safe is Naha?
Police recorded about 602 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-47-Okinawa-20229
Mobility and administration
Naha's nearest airport was OKA, 4 km away and offered 32 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 32 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights13Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 43 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 |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 4 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | OKA | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Naha. 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
Naha's monthly mean temperatures were 17.3°C in January and 29.1°C in July. Naha's monthly precipitation totalled 101.6 mm in January and 188.1 mm in July. Naha's average monthly sunshine was 93.1 hours in January and 227 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Naha?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.9 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 — 那覇市11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Naha 8.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.9 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那覇市11Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 19.8 · Feb 20.2 · Mar 21.9 · Apr 24.3 · May 27 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 31.9 · Aug 31.8 · Sep 30.6 · Oct 28.1 · Nov 25 · Dec 21.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Naha8Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 14.9 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 19.1 · May 22.1 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 20.4 · Dec 16.8 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Naha8Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 17.3 · Feb 17.5 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 21.5 · May 24.2 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 29.1 · Aug 29 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 25.5 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 19 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Naha8Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 101.6 · Feb 114.5 · Mar 142.8 · Apr 161 · May 245.3 · Jun 284.4 · Jul 188.1 · Aug 240 · Sep 275.2 · Oct 179.2 · Nov 119.1 · Dec 110 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Naha8Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 93.1 · Feb 93.1 · Mar 115.3 · Apr 120.9 · May 138.2 · Jun 159.5 · Jul 227 · Aug 206.3 · Sep 181.3 · Oct 163.3 · Nov 121.7 · Dec 107.4 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Naha8Official · parent municipality |
Population and city profile
Naha's population density measured 7,668.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.
How many people live in Naha?
The published population was 312,352 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15
By nationality
National passport97.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 41.5 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 2.94 % | 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 | 9,187 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 | 7,668 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official |
| Population | 312,352 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15Official |
International community in Naha
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 | 317,625 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 304,596 | 95.9% |
| Nationality not reported | 8,454 | 2.7% |
| Foreigner | 4,575 | 1.4% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 1,303 | 0.4% |
| People's Republic of China | 1,152 | 0.4% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 590 | 0.2% |
| Others | 422 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 396 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 235 | 0.1% |
| United States of America | 206 | 0.1% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Indonesia | 131 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 45 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 35 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 20 | 0.0% |
| India | 20 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20 | 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 | 47.4 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Naha
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.
Okinawa as a Naha alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Rent: €6.33/m² Okinawa vs €8.16/m² Naha−22%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 427 Okinawa vs 602 Naha−29%
- Foreign residents: 1.7% Okinawa vs 2.9% Naha−41%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,404.9 Okinawa vs 1,034.9 Naha+36%
- Empty flats: 6.8% Okinawa vs 9.7% Naha−30%
- Median gross pay, region: €269 Okinawa vs €301 Naha−11%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Okinawa vs 8.9 µg/m³ Naha−13%
Maebashi as a Naha alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1565 km, better on 6 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €6.40/m² Maebashi vs €8.16/m² Naha−22%
- Unemployment: 3.5% Maebashi vs 6.0% Naha−41%
- Empty flats: 15.2% Maebashi vs 9.7% Naha+56%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 750 (2025) Maebashi vs 602 (2022) Nahano percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,323.3 Maebashi vs 1,034.9 Naha+28%
- Foreign residents: 3.6% Maebashi vs 2.9% Naha+21%
- A meal out: €5 Maebashi vs €6 Naha−18%
Cities near Naha
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.2 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 Naha?
The published population was 312,352 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 Naha?
Average net cold rent is about 8.16 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 572 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Naha?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.9 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 — 那覇市.
How safe is Naha?
Police recorded about 602 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-47-Okinawa-2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Naha?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (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 Naha?
The median gross salary is 300.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Naha a good place to live?
Naha 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 Naha?
Tomigusuku, Haebaru-cho, Urasoe, Yaese-cho, Yonabaru-cho are near Naha. 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 Naha?
The official citizenship distribution records 304,596 people (95.9%) 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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