Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Japan
Japan: Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 63.8 in 2025. β² Rising
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Japan, 2014β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Japan recorded 63.8 for labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Japan peaked at 63.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.44, in 2014.
That places Japan 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.47 | 59.44 | 62.01 | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.73 | 61.95 | 63.8 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Japan?
- Labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Japan was 63.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.44 in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.