Employment-to-population ratio in Japan
The ILO estimates that 61.9% of people aged 15 and over in Japan were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1993.
Japan, 2025
61.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
58.4%
Position in 2025
57th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Japan over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.9% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 61.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.5%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Labour force participation
63.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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
Women's labour force participation
55.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT