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In Numata, rents across existing tenancies average €5.12 per m² a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 3.59% was measured at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population45,337people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)266.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent5.12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 18% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.59%country median 3.8% — 5% belowOfficial 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 crime808.6incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-2
PM2.5, annual mean7.6µg/m³country median 8.4 — 10% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 沼田市

Cheaper rent than 73% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Numata.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Numata?

Average net cold rent is about 5.12 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): 5.12 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Numata recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesNumata highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Numata highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Numata€5.12
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official

Is Numata 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 46–64%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 51–67%
Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 55–73%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 307 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.12 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 Numata?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.59 % · 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)18
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Numata is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)266.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate3.59 %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)18Official

What does a salary buy in Numata?

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

regional median gross pay: €267 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€5.12/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €307
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 Numata Salary needed to live in Numata

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Numata. 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
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Open the Japan service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools26 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311278Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents12.31 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents3.11 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents258.2 per 100,0002022Exact 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 Numata 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 1,000 residents3.11 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents808.6 incidents per 100,00031 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1-5-216Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Numata's nearest airport was MMJ, 113 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 count2024Unique 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 airport113 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MMJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Numata. 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
Open official information
Open the full Japan section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Numata.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Numata?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.6 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 — 沼田市9

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

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

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 Numata is 7.6 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.6 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 沼田市9Official

Population and city profile

Numata had a population density of 102.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Numata?

The published population was 45,337 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area443.5 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)17Official
Foreign-resident share2.69 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)19Official
Foreign residents1,145 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)19Official
Population density102.2 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)5Official
Population45,337 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5Official

International community in Numata

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 groupPeopleShare
Total45,337100.0%
Japanese44,56998.3%
Foreigner5221.2%
Nationality not reported2460.5%
People's Republic of China1160.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam850.2%
Others770.2%
Republic of the Philippines630.1%
Republic of Indonesia480.1%
Kingdom of Thailand430.1%
Republic of Korea320.1%
Show 5 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal290.1%
United States of America140.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil110.0%
Republic of Peru30.0%
India10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age55.6 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Numata

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.

Minamiuonuma as a Numata alternative in the same region

49 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 809 Numata−43%
  • Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €267 Numata−10%
  • Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €5.12/m² Numata+4%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.6% Numata−7%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Minamiuonuma vs 7.6 µg/m³ Numata−11%
  • Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 2.7% Numata+12%
Full comparisonMore about Minamiuonuma

Miyako as a Numata alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 419 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 809 Numata−64%
  • Foreign residents: 0.4% Miyako vs 2.7% Numata−83%
  • Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €5.12/m² Numata−17%
  • Unemployment: 4.7% Miyako vs 3.6% Numata+31%
  • Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €267 Numata−10%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Miyako vs 7.6 µg/m³ Numata−7%
  • Residents: 50,369 Miyako vs 45,337 Numata+11%
Full comparisonMore about Miyako

Cities near Numata

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

Minakami-machi 5.5 km away
Rent
16.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shibukawa 18.3 km away
Rent
4.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nakanojo-machi 19.0 km away
Rent
4.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yoshioka-machi 22.0 km away
Rent
7.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Izunokuni45,395 residentsFukumitsu45,168 residentsNankoku45,512 residentsTateyama45,153 residentsHokuto45,533 residentsIjūin45,667 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 Numata?

The published population was 45,337 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Numata?

Average net cold rent is about 5.12 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 358 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Numata?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.6 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 — 沼田市.

What is the unemployment rate in Numata?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (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 Numata?

The median gross salary is 266.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Numata a good place to live?

Numata 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 Numata?

Showa-mura, Minakami-machi, Shibukawa, Nakanojo-machi, Higashiagatsuma-machi are near Numata. 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 Numata?

The official citizenship distribution records 44,569 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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