Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan
Japan: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 65.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 65.8% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 65.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 31st of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55.9% | — |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 33.3% | 56.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 39.2% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 62.7% | 65.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan was 65.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release