Japan vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Japan
0.5632 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
World rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5632 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1084 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5336 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5239 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.0703 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.0701 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.1026 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Japan or World?
- Japan, at 0.5632 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Japan and World?
- 0.1084 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.