Japan vs World: Lower-middle income: Employment
Japan
68,280
in 2025
World: Lower-middle income
1.26 million
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
World: Lower-middle income rank
8th
Employment over time
- Japan
- World: Lower-middle income
How they compare
World: Lower-middle income currently reports 1.26 million against 68,280 in Japan, a difference of 1.19 million.
That makes World: Lower-middle income's figure about 18.4 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, World: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and World: Lower-middle income ranks 8th of 174 countries.
World: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World: Lower-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,964 | 842,167 | 779,203 | World: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 63,513 | 999,539 | 936,026 | World: Lower-middle income |
| 2020s | 67,113 | 1.18 million | 1.11 million | World: Lower-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment, Japan or World: Lower-middle income?
- World: Lower-middle income, at 1.26 million against 68,280 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment between Japan and World: Lower-middle income?
- 1.19 million, with World: Lower-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World: Lower-middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and World: Lower-middle income rank globally for employment?
- Japan ranks 10th and World: Lower-middle income ranks 8th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.