Employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan
Japan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan is 2.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan peaked at 5.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
That places Japan 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.4% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 141 Cyprus 2.5% compare
- 142 Guinea 2.5% compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 2.4% compare
- 145 Cameroon 2.3% compare
- 146 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.3% compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Japan was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).