Japan vs Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)
Japan
49.2%
in 2025
Lower middle income
34.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
34th
Lower middle income rank
35th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 49.2% against 34.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5% | 42.6% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 40.3% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 33.0% | 8.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 32.8% | 14.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 49.2% against 34.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 15.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Japan ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 35th 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, 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.