Germany vs Japan: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 39,622 Persons against 27,503 Persons in Germany, a difference of 12,119 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 33 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,777 Persons | 43,864 Persons | 15,086 Persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 27,489 Persons | 44,275 Persons | 16,786 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 27,445 Persons | 40,956 Persons | 13,511 Persons | Japan |
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, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 39,622 Persons against 27,503 Persons in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Germany and Japan?
- 12,119 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 33 countries.
- 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.