Japan vs Uruguay: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)
Japan
69.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
69.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
68th
Uruguay rank
71st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.8% against 69.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.7% | 65.0% | 11.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 66.5% | 8.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 66.3% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 69.9% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 66.2% | 3.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Japan or Uruguay?
- Japan, at 69.8% against 69.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Japan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 71st 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.