Japan vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)
Japan
49.6%
in 2025
United States of America
50.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
United States of America rank
26th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 50.0% against 49.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 155 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 56.2% | 7.9% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 58.6% | 17.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 58.1% | 13.9% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 54.0% | 13.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 48.1% | 6.6% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 50.0% | 2.4% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 50.0% against 49.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Japan ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 155 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, total (%) (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.