--- page_version: eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7 content_date: 2026-09-23 entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1861164 entity_type: city name: Iwatsuki name_en: Iwatsuki country_code: JP country: Japan slug: iwatsuki canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/iwatsuki.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/iwatsuki.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/iwatsuki snapshot_id: approved-static-655838a13040e345 generated_at: 2026-09-28 last_verified: 2026-09-23 fact_count: 11 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/ citation_title: "Iwatsuki, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-655838a13040e345 citation_version: "eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-09-23" citation_build_date: "2026-09-23" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Iwatsuki In Iwatsuki, tenants pay an average rent of €355 a month (2023). Iwatsuki is one of the cities recorded in Japan. In October 2020, unemployment in Iwatsuki reached 4%. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Iwatsuki? The published population was 112,028 people in 2026. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 112,028 people · Period: 2026 - Claims: claim-304fc4d714a6 ### Is the air quality good in Iwatsuki? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 9.2 µg/m³ · Period: 2023 - Claims: claim-3d100d85f36b ### What is the unemployment rate in Iwatsuki? The unemployment rate is 4 % (October 2020). - Value: 4 % · Period: October 2020 - Claims: claim-d0fead8fdb3c ## Mobility Iwatsuki's nearest airport was HND, 47 km away and offered 73 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 112,028 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | `rent_mean_dwelling_eur_month` | 354.9 EUR/month | municipality | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 1,954 EUR/month | regional_context | 2025-06-30 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9.19 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.61 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.56 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 729.3 incidents per 100,000 | regional_context | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 73 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 47 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | HND | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan](https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/japanese_language/education/) — State Language Course · Agency for Cultural Affairs · Japanese · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Hello Work](https://www.hellowork.mhlw.go.jp/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Iwatsuki when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/seido/dl/english.pdf) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Japan country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/japan/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Iwatsuki part of Tokyo? Iwatsuki is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 30.6 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1490.json ## Sources 1. Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040479049&fileKind=0 2. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/dbview?sid=0004021480 3. MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040421202&fileKind=4 4. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&cycle=0&toukei=00200521&tstat=000001136464&tclass1=000001136467&result_page=1&tclass2val=0&stat_infid=000032201175 5. NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 — Official source — https://gis.nies.go.jp/arcgis/rest/services/full/atm_all/MapServer/206/query?where=measure_year+IN+%282021%2C2022%2C2023%29+AND+measure_material_code%3D%2712%27&outFields=%2A&returnGeometry=true&outSR=4326&f=json&resultOffset=0&resultRecordCount=2000 6. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/hikari/charge/ 7. docomo mini 10GB — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/charge/docomo_mini/ 8. 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 — Official source — https://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/seianki/R07/r07.csv 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite 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. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 23). Iwatsuki, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/ Retrieved 2026-09-23. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_iwatsuki-japan-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_d2d7df8966c6, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Iwatsuki, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-23}, version = {eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-23. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Iwatsuki, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7; retrieved 2026-09-23; built 2026-09-23. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/ - Title: Iwatsuki, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-655838a13040e345` - Version: `eb35dbc1e824863f16215a564cbfcfb7` - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 - Built: 2026-09-23 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/iwatsuki/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/iwatsuki.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/iwatsuki.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/iwatsuki - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json