Japan vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)
Japan
50.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
32.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 50.5% against 32.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 51.1% | 6.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 35.7% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 32.1% | 16.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%), Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 50.5% against 32.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 17.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Japan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (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.