Japan vs United States of America: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population

Japan
33.12 million Persons
in 2025
United States of America
41.33 million Persons
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
020.0M40.0M60.0M199520102025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 41.33 million Persons against 33.12 million Persons in Japan, a difference of 8.21 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 37 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 35.24 million Persons 47.69 million Persons 12.45 million Persons United States of America
2010s 34.60 million Persons 50.45 million Persons 15.85 million Persons United States of America
2020s 33.68 million Persons 50.35 million Persons 16.67 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 41.33 million Persons against 33.12 million Persons in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population between Japan and United States of America?
8.21 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population?
Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,019 data points, 1995–2026
Last refreshed

This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.