Employment in agriculture in Japan
2.8% of employed people in Japan worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Japan, 2025
2.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
25.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
144th of 182
Employment in agriculture in Japan over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 26.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 27.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | 29.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | 30.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | 32.6% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | 38.7% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | 39.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.8%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.8%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
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23.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
74.0%
2025 · World Bank
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
2.4%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Monthly youth unemployment
3.5%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT