Public sector employees in Japan
Japan: Public sector employees was 5,263 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public sector employees in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employees in Japan is 5,263, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Japan peaked at 5,518 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,659, in 2011.
Japan ranks 7th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,272 | — |
| 2001 | 5,286 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,311 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5,379 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,518 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5,386 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5,245 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 5,226 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,830 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 4,864 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,779 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,659 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4,835 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4,893 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,970 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4,887 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,868 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,886 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,928 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5,068 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,134 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,223 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5,239 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,263 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,232 | 4,830 | 5,518 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,877 | 4,659 | 5,068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,215 | 5,134 | 5,263 | 4 |
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 public sector employees in Japan?
- Public sector employees in Japan was 5,263 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,518 in 2004.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,659 in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for public sector employees?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.