Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Japan
Japan: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Japan, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Japan stood at 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Japan peaked at 15.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1981.
That places Japan 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1981 | 9.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 10.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 10.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 10.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 10.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 10.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 11.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 14.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 12.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 13.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 13.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 15.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 13.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 15.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 15.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Finland 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Estonia 3.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Portugal 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Latvia 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Cyprus 14.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Lithuania 1.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Italy 13.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 13 Sweden 13.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 14 Switzerland 13.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Japan?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Japan was 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1981.
- How does Japan rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates