Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan
Japan: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan is 0.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
That places Japan 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 21% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 126 Rwanda 0.6% compare
- 127 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6% compare
- 130 Zimbabwe 0.6% compare
- 131 Gabon 0.5% compare
- 132 South Africa 0.5% compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Japan was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.