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Geography, Statistics and Social Dynamics

Geography, Statistics and Social Dynamics refers to the 17 statistical fields in e-Stat (Japan's government statistics portal) and the classification system of natural and social dynamics in vital statistics. It is a standard classification widely used for population change factor analysis, regional comparisons, and policy formulation.

government statistics e-Stat vital statistics statistical GIS natural dynamics social dynamics regional analysis
code slug name description subcategories indicators
01 land-meteorology Land and Meteorology Statistical field related to land information and meteorological data. [{"code":"0101","name":"Land"},{"code":"0102","name":"Meteorology"}]
02 population-households Population and Households Statistical field related to population, households, vital statistics, and population movement. [{"code":"0201","name":"Population"},{"code":"0202","name":"Households"},{"code":"0203","name":"Vital Statistics"},{"code":"0204","name":"Population Movement"}]
03 labor-wages Labor and Wages Statistical field related to labor force, wages, employment, and labor relations. [{"code":"0301","name":"Labor Force"},{"code":"0302","name":"Wages and Working Conditions"},{"code":"0303","name":"Employment"},{"code":"0304","name":"Labor Relations"},{"code":"0305","name":"Industrial Accidents"}]
04 agriculture-forestry-fisheries Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Statistical field related to agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fisheries. [{"code":"0401","name":"Agriculture"},{"code":"0402","name":"Livestock Industry"},{"code":"0403","name":"Forestry"},{"code":"0404","name":"Fisheries"}]
05 mining-manufacturing Mining and Manufacturing Statistical field related to mining and manufacturing industries. [{"code":"0501","name":"Mining"},{"code":"0502","name":"Manufacturing"}]
06 commerce-services Commerce and Services Statistical field related to commerce, supply and distribution, and service industries. [{"code":"0601","name":"Commerce"},{"code":"0602","name":"Supply and Distribution"},{"code":"0603","name":"Service Industries"}]
07 business-household-economy Business, Household Economy and Economics Statistical field related to business activities, finance, prices, household economy, and national accounts. [{"code":"0701","name":"Business Activities"},{"code":"0702","name":"Finance, Insurance and Currency"},{"code":"0703","name":"Prices"},{"code":"0704","name":"Household Economy"},{"code":"0705","name":"National Accounts"},{"code":"0706","name":"Business Conditions"}]
08 housing-land-construction Housing, Land and Construction Statistical field related to housing, land, and construction. [{"code":"0801","name":"Housing and Land"},{"code":"0802","name":"Construction"}]
09 energy-water Energy and Water Statistical field related to electricity, gas, energy supply and demand, and water. [{"code":"0901","name":"Electricity"},{"code":"0902","name":"Gas"},{"code":"0903","name":"Energy Supply and Demand"},{"code":"0904","name":"Water"}]
10 transport-tourism Transport and Tourism Statistical field related to transport, warehousing, and tourism. [{"code":"1001","name":"Transport"},{"code":"1002","name":"Warehousing"},{"code":"1003","name":"Tourism"}]
11 ict-science Information and Communications Technology and Science Statistical field related to information and communications, broadcasting, science and technology, and intellectual property. [{"code":"1101","name":"Information and Communications and Broadcasting"},{"code":"1102","name":"Science and Technology"},{"code":"1103","name":"Intellectual Property"}]
12 education-culture-sports-life Education, Culture, Sports and Life Statistical field related to school education, social education, culture, sports, and lifestyle. [{"code":"1201","name":"School Education"},{"code":"1202","name":"Social Education"},{"code":"1203","name":"Culture, Sports and Life"}]
13 administration-finance Administration and Finance Statistical field related to administration, finance, public employees, and elections. [{"code":"1301","name":"Administration"},{"code":"1302","name":"Finance"},{"code":"1303","name":"Public Employees"},{"code":"1304","name":"Elections"}]
14 justice-safety-environment Justice, Safety and Environment Statistical field related to justice, crime, disasters, accidents, and environment. [{"code":"1401","name":"Justice"},{"code":"1402","name":"Crime"},{"code":"1403","name":"Disasters"},{"code":"1404","name":"Accidents"},{"code":"1405","name":"Environment"}]
15 social-security-health Social Security and Health Statistical field related to social security, social insurance, social welfare, public health, and medical care. [{"code":"1501","name":"Social Security"},{"code":"1502","name":"Social Insurance"},{"code":"1503","name":"Social Welfare"},{"code":"1504","name":"Public Health"},{"code":"1505","name":"Medical Care"}]
16 international International Statistical field related to trade, balance of payments, and international cooperation. [{"code":"1601","name":"Trade and Balance of Payments"},{"code":"1602","name":"International Cooperation"}]
99 others Others Other statistical fields not classified above. [{"code":"9999","name":"Others"}]
ND natural-dynamics Natural Dynamics Population change caused by births and deaths. [{"name":"Number of Births"},{"name":"Number of Deaths"},{"name":"Natural Increase/Decrease"},{"name":"Birth Rate"},{"name":"Death Rate"},{"name":"Total Fertility Rate"}]
SD social-dynamics Social Dynamics Population change caused by migration. [{"name":"Number of In-migrants"},{"name":"Number of Out-migrants"},{"name":"Social Increase/Decrease"},{"name":"Number of Immigrants"},{"name":"Number of Emigrants"},{"name":"Net International Migration"}]

Classification system for geography, statistics and social dynamics in Japan.