Living in Shibetsu
Shibetsu registered an unemployment rate of 2.01% at the end of 2020. Shibetsu had a population density of 7 people per km² in 2025.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Shibetsu?
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.
No city-level rent figure is published for Shibetsu. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 300.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context |
Is Shibetsu 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Shibetsu?
The unemployment rate is about 2 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 2.01 % · 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)13
Shibetsu 2.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,784 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table5Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.01 %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)13Official |
What does a salary buy in Shibetsu?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
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. | €1,412 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31 | − €300 |
| 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 | €1,059 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Shibetsu. 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 Shibetsu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Shibetsu?
Police recorded about 104 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: 104.2 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 104.2 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)9Official |
Mobility and administration
Shibetsu's nearest airport was SHB, 17 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Shibetsu. 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
Shibetsu's monthly mean temperatures were −6.9°C in January and 16.9°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 3.73 · Feb 4.23 · Mar 10.76 · Apr 21.75 · May 30.63 · Jun 28.88 · Jul 31.34 · Aug 32.65 · Sep 30.08 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 16.44 · Dec 10.73 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -19.87 · Feb -21.11 · Mar -18.05 · Apr -7.82 · May -2.26 · Jun 2.47 · Jul 7.87 · Aug 9.7 · Sep 5.36 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -9.74 · Dec -17.49 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -6.91 · Feb -7.02 · Mar -2.28 · Apr 3.12 · May 8.4 · Jun 13.06 · Jul 16.85 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 15.87 · Oct 9.84 · Nov 3.12 · Dec -3.88 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Shibetsu?
The published population was 4,612 people in 2025. Source: 2025 Population Census — Preliminary Counts of the Population and Households, Table 12
By nationality
National passport97%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 624.7 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)12Official |
| 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)14Official |
| Foreign residents | 138 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)14Official |
| Population density | 7.38 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | 2025 Population Census — Preliminary Counts of the Population and Households, Table 12Official |
| Population | 4,612 people | 31 Dec 2025 | 2025 Population Census — Preliminary Counts of the Population and Households, Table 12Official |
International community in Shibetsu
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 | 5,023 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 4,946 | 98.5% |
| Foreigner | 77 | 1.5% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 49 | 1.0% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 24 | 0.5% |
| Republic of Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Others | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Alternatives for people set on Shibetsu
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Shibetsu from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Shibetsu
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
Other cities in Japan to compare with Shibetsu, nearest in population first.
How does Shibetsu compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Shibetsu's.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Shibetsu 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Shibetsu?
The published population was 4,612 people in 2025. Source: 2025 Population Census — Preliminary Counts of the Population and Households, Table 1.
How safe is Shibetsu?
Police recorded about 104 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed).
What is the unemployment rate in Shibetsu?
The unemployment rate is about 2 % (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).
How many foreign residents live in Shibetsu?
138 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).
Is Shibetsu a good place to live?
Shibetsu 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 Shibetsu?
Nakashibetsu-cho is near Shibetsu. 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 Shibetsu?
The official citizenship distribution records 4,946 people (98.5%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Shibetsu (CITY), Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a119e2c25650122eedf3e4de40114c6f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shibetsu-city-japan-population-rent-salary-jobs_41bf24b49599,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Shibetsu (CITY), Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {a119e2c25650122eedf3e4de40114c6f},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Shibetsu (CITY), Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a119e2c25650122eedf3e4de40114c6f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- 2025 Population Census — Preliminary Counts of the Population and Households, Table 1 2025 Population Census · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-25
- docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
- e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
- MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed) police.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-12
- www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
Show 6 more sources
- ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ ドコモ光 月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
- 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) gsi.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
- 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) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
- 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民) soumu.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q514324 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.