National strategy for youth employment in Japan
Japan: National strategy for youth employment was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
3
in 2019
All-time low
2
in 2025
Years of data
7
2019–2025
National strategy for youth employment in Japan, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national strategy for youth employment in Japan is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
That places Japan 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
National strategy for youth employment in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -33.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 Colombia 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Zambia 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 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 national strategy for youth employment in Japan?
- National strategy for youth employment in Japan was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for national strategy for youth employment?
- Japan ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national strategy for youth employment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of National strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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