Japan vs Korea: Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of
Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 77.33 against 67.9 in Korea, a difference of 9.43.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 30 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.87 | 55.57 | 9.29 | Japan |
| 1990s | 65.37 | 58.86 | 6.52 | Japan |
| 2000s | 64.49 | 60.6 | 3.89 | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.14 | 63.3 | 4.84 | Japan |
| 2020s | 75.74 | 66.64 | 9.1 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 77.33 against 67.9 in Korea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of between Japan and Korea?
- 9.43, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2026.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP