Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Japan is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1991.
Japan ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.5% | — |
| 1992 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 78.5% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 83.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.9% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.6% | 90.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 90.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.