Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Japan

Japan: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 102,750 Hours in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
102,750 Hours
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 18 countries
All-time high
103,763 Hours
in 1996
All-time low
97,981 Hours
in 2002
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Japan, 1994–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1994200920241994: 102.3k Hours1995: 102.8k Hours1996: 103.8k Hours1997: 103.2k Hours1998: 101.3k Hours1999: 99.4k Hours2000: 99.9k Hours2001: 99.4k Hours2002: 98.0k Hours2003: 98.5k Hours2004: 99.6k Hours2005: 100.1k Hours2006: 102.3k Hours2007: 103.1k Hours2008: 102.3k Hours2009: 98.8k Hours2010: 100.2k Hours2011: 100.0k Hours2012: 100.3k Hours2013: 99.9k Hours2014: 100.3k Hours2015: 100.5k Hours2016: 101.4k Hours2017: 102.5k Hours2018: 103.5k Hours2019: 102.8k Hours2020: 100.1k Hours2021: 101.6k Hours2022: 102.0k Hours2023: 102.8k Hours2024: 102.8k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Japan is 102,750 Hours, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Japan peaked at 103,763 Hours in 1996 and was at its lowest, 97,981 Hours, in 2002.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Japan, 1994 to 2024.
Year Hours Change
1994 102,261 Hours
1995 102,835 Hours +0.6%
1996 103,763 Hours +0.9%
1997 103,219 Hours -0.5%
1998 101,267 Hours -1.9%
1999 99,369 Hours -1.9%
2000 99,887 Hours +0.5%
2001 99,378 Hours -0.5%
2002 97,981 Hours -1.4%
2003 98,489 Hours +0.5%
2004 99,585 Hours +1.1%
2005 100,070 Hours +0.5%
2006 102,347 Hours +2.3%
2007 103,090 Hours +0.7%
2008 102,272 Hours -0.8%
2009 98,830 Hours -3.4%
2010 100,246 Hours +1.4%
2011 99,976 Hours -0.3%
2012 100,331 Hours +0.4%
2013 99,941 Hours -0.4%
2014 100,260 Hours +0.3%
2015 100,481 Hours +0.2%
2016 101,362 Hours +0.9%
2017 102,542 Hours +1.2%
2018 103,487 Hours +0.9%
2019 102,790 Hours -0.7%
2020 100,135 Hours -2.6%
2021 101,563 Hours +1.4%
2022 101,976 Hours +0.4%
2023 102,844 Hours +0.9%
2024 102,750 Hours -0.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 102,750 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 10.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102,119 Hours 99,369 Hours 103,763 Hours 6
2000s 100,193 Hours 97,981 Hours 103,090 Hours 10
2010s 101,142 Hours 99,941 Hours 103,487 Hours 10
2020s 101,854 Hours 100,135 Hours 102,844 Hours 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Bulgaria 5.58 million Hours compare
  2. 1 Lithuania 2,815 Hours compare
  3. 2 United States 267,472 Hours compare
  4. 2 Slovenia 1,787 Hours compare
  5. 2 Croatia 3,448 Hours compare
  6. 3 Latvia 1,674 Hours compare
  7. 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
  8. 4 Germany 61,241 Hours compare
  9. 5 France 46,218 Hours compare
  10. 6 Italy 46,042 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Japan?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Japan was 102,750 Hours in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 103,763 Hours in 1996.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 97,981 Hours in 2002.
How does Japan rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Japan ranks 3rd out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org