ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Japan
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Japan at 3.9% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Japan, 2025
3.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
13.8%
Position in 2025
163rd of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Japan over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 3.9% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.5%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 163rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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