Japan vs Laos: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Japan
69.8%
in 2025
Laos
69.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
68th
Laos rank
69th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.8% against 69.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 68th and Laos ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.2% | 67.7% | 7.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 79.3% | 9.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 73.7% | 5.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.7% | 0.3% | Laos |
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 69.8% against 69.7% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Japan and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Laos rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Japan ranks 68th and Laos ranks 69th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national 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.