Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Japan
Japan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.017 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Japan, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Japan is 0.017 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Japan peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 units per person, in 2009.
That places Japan 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.017 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0163 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.017 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.017 units per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.017 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.017 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Japan?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Japan was 0.017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 units per person in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Japan ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.