Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 189.81 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan is 189.81 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 189.81 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 176 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Japan ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 176 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 179.17 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 181.53 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 182.64 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 183.47 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 184.12 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 185.46 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 187.04 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 187.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 186.5 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 186.04 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 185.5 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 183.96 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 183.22 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 182.46 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 182.66 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 182.97 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 183.26 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 182.75 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 182 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 181.34 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 180.18 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 179.36 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 180.03 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 180.64 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 180.88 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 182.52 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 184.01 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 187.07 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 188.78 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 188.36 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 188.18 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 189.11 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 189.81 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 189.81 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.09 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 189.81 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.32 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183.3 units per square kilometre | 176 units per square kilometre | 187.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 183.48 units per square kilometre | 182 units per square kilometre | 186.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.48 units per square kilometre | 179.36 units per square kilometre | 188.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.86 units per square kilometre | 188.18 units per square kilometre | 189.81 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Rwanda 224.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Israel 214.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 India 198.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 186.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Vietnam 179.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Lebanon 179.6 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Japan was 189.81 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 189.81 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 176 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.