Japan vs Middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)
Japan
49.2%
in 2025
Middle income
35.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
34th
Middle income rank
31st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 49.2% against 35.6% in Middle income, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Middle income ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5% | 50.2% | 5.7% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 43.8% | 2.9% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 37.2% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 34.8% | 12.6% | 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 Middle income?
- Japan, at 49.2% against 35.6% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Japan and Middle income?
- 13.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Japan ranks 34th and Middle income ranks 31st 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.