Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Japan
Japan: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0015 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Japan, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Japan stood at 0.0015 units per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 1995.
Japan ranks 77th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Japan?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Japan was 0.0015 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1995.
- How does Japan rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Japan ranks 77th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.