Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Japan, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.477 units per square kilometre for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2905 units per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Japan 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2905 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.2963 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3029 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3086 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.311 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3134 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3153 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3153 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3158 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3162 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3177 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.32 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3267 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3343 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3391 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3471 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3562 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3633 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3709 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3795 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3914 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4033 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4156 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4285 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4289 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4422 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.457 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.477 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3019 units per square kilometre | 0.2905 units per square kilometre | 0.311 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3214 units per square kilometre | 0.3134 units per square kilometre | 0.3391 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3806 units per square kilometre | 0.3471 units per square kilometre | 0.4285 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4513 units per square kilometre | 0.4289 units per square kilometre | 0.477 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 46 Gabon 0.5821 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Chile 0.5519 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Malawi 0.5303 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Benin 0.4612 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 0.388 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Bahrain 0.375 units per square kilometre 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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Japan rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.