Japan vs Lower middle income: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 74.0% against 37.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 36.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 27.4% | 34.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 30.5% | 36.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 35.4% | 35.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 37.1% | 36.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 74.0% against 37.8% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 36.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).