Labor force, total, per capita in Japan
Japan: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5632 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Japan, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.5632 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.5632 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5122 units per person, in 2012.
That places Japan 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5336 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.5408 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5239 units per person | 0.5181 units per person | 0.5346 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5434 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.5438 units per person | 0.5632 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Japan?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Japan was 0.5632 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5632 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5122 units per person in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.