Japan vs Norway: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Japan
61.9%
in 2025
Norway
62.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
58th
Norway rank
55th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 62.6% against 61.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 60.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 65.3% | 7.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 64.0% | 6.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 63.1% | 2.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 62.6% against 61.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Japan and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Japan ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th 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+, total (%) (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.