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 48.0% 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 48.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 48.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2009.
That places Japan 34th out of 65 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 | 30.5% | — |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.8% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 43.2% | 48.0% | 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 48.0% 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 48.0% 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 26.8% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 65 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 60.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release