Germany vs Japan: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61,850 Persons against 38,822 Persons in Germany, a difference of 23,028 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 33 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,281 Persons | 21,473 Persons | 2,193 Persons | Japan |
| 1960s | 20,802 Persons | 28,164 Persons | 7,362 Persons | Japan |
| 1970s | 22,283 Persons | 36,237 Persons | 13,954 Persons | Japan |
| 1980s | 23,297 Persons | 42,916 Persons | 19,619 Persons | Japan |
| 1990s | 31,551 Persons | 52,069 Persons | 20,518 Persons | Japan |
| 2000s | 32,529 Persons | 54,118 Persons | 21,589 Persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 35,881 Persons | 56,487 Persons | 20,606 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 38,340 Persons | 60,796 Persons | 22,456 Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 61,850 Persons against 38,822 Persons in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Germany and Japan?
- 23,028 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3