Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Japan
Japan: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Japan stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 397.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Japan peaked at 4.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2009.
That places Japan 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -66.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -180.0% |
| 2009 | -4.3% | +409.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -206.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5433.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -134.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -382.2% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | -129.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -243.2% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | -358.5% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | +148.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -181.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -87.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +138.9% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -143.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -397.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -4.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -1.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -3.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
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 annual growth of gdp per employed person in Japan?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Japan was 1.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Japan ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).