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 60.4% 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 60.4% 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 3.6% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 60.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2009.
That places Japan 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 34.4% | — |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 33.5% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 33.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 54.4% | 60.4% | 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 60.4% 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 60.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 59 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 60.6%. 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, 25-74 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release