Japan vs Spain: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … annual
Japan
1.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
1.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … annual over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.99 % change on previous year against 1.54 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.45 % change on previous year.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 116 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1121 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.0583 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6254 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.4154 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8501 % change on previous year | 0.7733 % change on previous year | 0.0768 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.99 % change on previous year against 1.54 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 between Japan and Spain?
- 0.45 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Japan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.