Work & Labour in Japan 374 indicators covering work & labour for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year 2100 down 6.6% 146th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year 2100 down 8.6% 151st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year 2100 down 4.7% 144th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year 2050 down 2.6% 206th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year 2050 up 0.0% 218th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No 2050 down 4.6% 12th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No 2050 down 20.4% 67th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No 2100 down 4.4% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No 2100 down 5.0% 31st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No 2100 down 4.7% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.1% 146th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.3% 156th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.3% 147th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.6% 146th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 0.9% 144th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.1% 51st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.4% 162nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person 2025 down 9.7% 167th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 up 0.2% 131st Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person 2025 up 1.0% 20th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 39,428 2027 down 10.2% 12th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.66 2027 up 5.3% 78th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 69,077 2027 up 2.9% 10th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.37 2027 down 16.1% 166th Labour dependency ratio 0.805 2027 down 15.1% 175th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 86,576 2027 down 0.1% 53rd Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 69,762 2027 down 0.1% 32nd Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.16 2027 up 5.8% 55th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.6238 % change on previous year 2027 up 42.7% 184th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year 2027 down 126.4% 153rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.3411 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 2.6% 29th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 2.8% 31st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 11.5% 94th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 17th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 150th Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 139th Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.4% 2025 up 6.6% 80th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% 2025 up 1.8% 81st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% 2025 up 11.1% 102nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.9% 2025 up 13.1% 76th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 82.3% 2025 up 7.9% 14th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.5% 2025 up 2.5% 13th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 77.0% 2025 up 15.0% 21st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.2% 2025 up 19.2% 48th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.9% 2025 up 16.8% 72nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.4% 2025 up 21.7% 34th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 8.4% 64th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 8.3% 19th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 78.2% 2025 up 11.1% 102nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.1% 151st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 7.4% 148th Employment 67,630 2025 up 6.1% 10th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 67,630 2025 up 6.1% 10th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 3.9% 2025 down 28.8% 169th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 4.1% 2025 down 29.6% 165th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 3.7% 2025 down 27.5% 172nd Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.0% 2025 up 3.7% 42nd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 65.3% 2025 up 3.5% 41st Page 1 of 7 Next →