Businesses in Amami Shi

Categories in Amami Shi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Amami Shi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Wholesale of machinery	9
Shopping	8
Buses and trains	6
All food and beverage	6
Hospitals	5
Hardware store	5

Amami Shi Facts

Area	304.1 km²
Population	38,040
Male Population	17,685 (46.5%)
Female Population	20,355 (53.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-13.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-12.7%
Median Age	49.4 years (Male: 47.5, Female: 51)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$38,636 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Nazekohamacho, Nazesuehirocho, Nazehatobamacho, 名瀬小浜町, Nazesadaikumacho
Local Time
Timezone	Japan Standard Time
Lat & Lng	28.34542, 129.50221
Postal Codes	894, 899

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Amami Shi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	43,958	44,797	43,565	40,150	38,040	37,772	37,188
Population Density	144.5 / km²	147.3 / km²	143.2 / km²	132 / km²	125.1 / km²	124.2 / km²	122.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amami Shi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 12.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Amami Shi	-13.5%	-15.1%	-12.7%
Kagoshima Prefecture	—	—	—
Japan	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amami Shi Median Age

Median Age: 49.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Amami Shi	49.4 yrs	51 yrs	47.5 yrs
Kagoshima Prefecture	48.9 yrs	50.6 yrs	47 yrs
Japan	45.1 yrs	46.9 yrs	43.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Amami Shi Population Density

Population Density: 125 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Amami Shi	38,040	304.1 km²	125 / km²
Kagoshima Prefecture	1.6 million	9,185.9 km²	172 / km²
Japan	122.9 million	373,410.9 km²	329 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amami Shi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Amami Shi

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Amami Shi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Amami Shi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$23,869	$25,260	$27,319	$24,076	$39,425	$39,455	$39,279	$38,636
Total GDP	$713.4M	$674.6M	$745.6M	$634.8M	$1B	$997.8M	$953.9M	$932.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Amami Shi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Amami Shi	21,618 tn	0.57 tn	71.1 tons/km²
Kagoshima Prefecture	950,321 tn	0.6 tn	103.5 tons/km²
Japan	541,995,101 tn	4.41 tn	1,451.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Amami Shi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,618 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.57 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	71.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Cyclone	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/19/19	8:09 AM	4.6	31.3 km	10,000 m	34km SE of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
2/10/19	5:34 AM	4.9	17 km	36,300 m	19km SSE of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
2/1/18	6:48 AM	4.4	29.1 km	41,950 m	30km SSW of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
2/1/17	6:11 PM	4.9	40.3 km	34,010 m	42km E of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
9/10/16	3:54 AM	4.4	11.1 km	39,020 m	12km S of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
3/11/16	8:00 PM	4.4	30.7 km	54,550 m	33km SE of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
1/11/16	3:45 PM	4.2	38.7 km	10,000 m	40km E of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
1/9/16	5:54 PM	4.5	37.3 km	10,000 m	39km SSE of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
1/9/16	3:09 PM	4.5	32.2 km	10,000 m	34km S of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov
1/9/16	2:17 PM	4.6	27.9 km	10,000 m	28km SSW of Naze, Japan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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