Employees in Japan
Japan: Employees was 60,461 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employees in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2023, employees in Japan stood at 60,461. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Japan peaked at 60,461 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52,811, in 2002.
Japan ranks 5th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employees in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,986 | — |
| 2001 | 53,195 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52,811 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 52,813 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52,944 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53,349 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54,078 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 54,735 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54,712 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 54,173 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54,098 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 53,187 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 54,619 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 55,071 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 55,539 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55,938 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56,887 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57,765 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 58,922 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59,637 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59,354 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59,407 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60,101 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 60,461 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,580 | 52,811 | 54,735 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,166 | 53,187 | 59,637 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,831 | 59,354 | 60,461 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 employees in Japan?
- Employees in Japan was 60,461 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60,461 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,811 in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for employees?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employees rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.