Euro area vs Japan: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 127,531 Persons against 39,622 Persons in Japan, a difference of 87,909 Persons.
That makes Euro area's figure about 3.2 times Japan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 10 regions.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119,519 Persons | 43,864 Persons | 75,656 Persons | Euro area |
| 2010s | 121,431 Persons | 44,275 Persons | 77,156 Persons | Euro area |
| 2020s | 126,888 Persons | 40,956 Persons | 85,932 Persons | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Euro area or Japan?
- Euro area, at 127,531 Persons against 39,622 Persons in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Euro area and Japan?
- 87,909 Persons, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 10 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.