Japan vs Malaysia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)
Japan
48.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
48.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
46th
Malaysia rank
48th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48.3% against 48.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 154 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.5% | 59.4% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 59.8% | 18.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 54.5% | 11.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 45.9% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 46.8% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%), Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 48.3% against 48.1% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Japan ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, 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.