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 51.4% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan is 51.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 51.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 28th of 70 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 | 35.2% | — |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +4.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 51.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Japan's 51.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.1% | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 30.7% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 46.4% | 51.4% | 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 51.4% 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 51.4% 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 30.1% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 70 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 58.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release