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苫前郡羽幌町's population was 6,548 in October 2020. The city covered 472.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 12.6 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 60.8 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 1.8% in October 2020. The city had 8 schools in May 2024. The foreign population count was 78 in 2024. For 苫前郡羽幌町, there were 125.8 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-1016 sources

Population6,548people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)276.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent300.2EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate1.8%country median 3.8% — 52% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime201.9incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Haboro-cho?

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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 Haboro-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Haboro-cho recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesHaboro-cho highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Haboro-cho highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
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MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)300.2 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Haboro-cho a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–53%
Family62%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 54–70%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 苫前郡羽幌町?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Haboro-cho is 1.8%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)276.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate1.8 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Haboro-cho?

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

regional median gross pay: €276 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
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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
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—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Haboro-cho. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Hello Work — Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools8 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents14.83 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.47 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents125.8 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Haboro-cho 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 residents1.47 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 苫前郡羽幌町?

Police recorded about 202 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: 201.9 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13
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Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents201.9 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
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.14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Haboro-cho. 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.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in 苫前郡羽幌町?

The published population was 6,548 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area472.7 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Foreign residents78 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official
Population density12.6 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Population6,548 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Haboro-cho

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
Total6,548100.0%
Japanese6,52699.7%
Foreigner220.3%
Republic of Indonesia120.2%
People's Republic of China30.0%
Others30.0%
Republic of the Philippines20.0%
United States of America20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age60.8 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Haboro-cho

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.

Alternative cities in Japan

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Yoshitomi-machi6,536 residentsAshoro-cho6,563 residentsTakasu-cho6,567 residentsShimonita-machi6,576 residentsŌishida6,577 residentsHappou-cho6,577 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 苫前郡羽幌町?

The published population was 6,548 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How safe is 苫前郡羽幌町?

Police recorded about 202 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 苫前郡羽幌町?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Haboro-cho?

The median gross salary is 276.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Haboro-cho?

78 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Haboro-cho a good place to live?

Haboro-cho 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 Japanese citizenship group in Haboro-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,526 people (99.7%) 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, October 16). Haboro-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ee468505f9b4e6a84c4640402a6102b7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/tomamaegunhahoromachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Haboro-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Sources

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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
  3. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  4. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  9. Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
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  1. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
  2. MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  3. Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed) police.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-08
  4. 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
  5. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  6. 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

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