Japan vs United States of America: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force

Japan
69.57 million Persons
in 2024
United States of America
167.12 million Persons
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520092024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 167.12 million Persons against 69.57 million Persons in Japan, a difference of 97.55 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 46 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 67.47 million Persons 137.09 million Persons 69.62 million Persons United States of America
2000s 66.85 million Persons 148.32 million Persons 81.47 million Persons United States of America
2010s 65.89 million Persons 155.35 million Persons 89.46 million Persons United States of America
2020s 69.14 million Persons 165.95 million Persons 96.81 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — labour force, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 167.12 million Persons against 69.57 million Persons in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — labour force between Japan and United States of America?
97.55 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,323 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines 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. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). 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.