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 64.2% 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 64.2% 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.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 64.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2010.
That places Japan 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 46.1% | — |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.4% | 46.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 40.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 58.9% | 64.2% | 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 64.2% 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 64.2% 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 40.1% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 15th 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 52.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release