Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Japan
Japan: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 9,090 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Japan, 2002–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Japan recorded 9,090 Persons for long usual weekly working hours — employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Japan peaked at 18,120 Persons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,090 Persons, in 2025.
That places Japan 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,910 Persons | 14,400 Persons | 18,120 Persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 13,417 Persons | 12,270 Persons | 14,480 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,878 Persons | 9,090 Persons | 10,280 Persons | 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 long usual weekly working hours — employment in Japan?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Japan was 9,090 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 18,120 Persons in 2004.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,090 Persons in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can 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.