Living in 大島郡知名町
大島郡知名町 had 5,750 residents in October 2020 and is a city in Japan. The city had 8 schools in May 2024. In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 2.1%. The median age was 57.2 years in 2020. The foreign population count was 66 in 2024.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to 大島郡知名町?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent or cost figure is published for 大島郡知名町 yet. We do not infer one from another place.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
1.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 66 people of 5,750 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to 大島郡知名町. 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 大島郡知名町. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 8 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Beds Per 1000 | 23.96 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians Per 1000 | 1.63 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 142 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 大島郡知名町 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.
Open the official coverage guideMobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destinations from nearest airport | 3 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 大島郡知名町. 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.
Cities of a similar size in Japan
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 53.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 101 people per km² in 2024.
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 53.3 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 | 66 people | 2024 | Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.2Official |
| Population density | 101 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 | 5,750 people | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census municipality population table7Official |
International community in 大島郡知名町
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 | 5,750 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 5,683 | 98.8% |
| Foreigner | 53 | 0.9% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 39 | 0.7% |
| Nationality not reported | 14 | 0.2% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 7 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 3 | 0.1% |
| People's Republic of China | 3 | 0.1% |
| 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 source1
Is 大島郡知名町 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.2 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 大島郡知名町?
The median gross salary is 247.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
What is the unemployment rate in 大島郡知名町?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
How many people live in 大島郡知名町?
The published population is 5,750 people. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.
How many foreign residents live in 大島郡知名町?
66 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 大島郡知名町 a good place to live?
大島郡知名町 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 大島郡知名町?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,750 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). 大島郡知名町, Japan: salary, jobs, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/ooshimagunchimeimachi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 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
- www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
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