Brazil vs Japan: Employees
Employees over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 71,140 against 60,461 in Japan, a difference of 10,679.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,779 | 53,646 | 866.24 | Japan |
| 2010s | 63,206 | 56,396 | 6,810 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 63,499 | 59,831 | 3,668 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 71,140 against 60,461 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees between Brazil and Japan?
- 10,679, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for employees?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.