Japan vs Laos: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Japan
69.6%
in 2025
Laos
69.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Laos rank
63rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.6% against 69.6% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 63.2% | 11.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 63.9% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 63.0% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Japan or Laos?
- Japan, at 69.6% against 69.6% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Japan and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Laos rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (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 to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.