Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Japan

Japan: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment was 57.22 million Persons in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
57.22 million Persons
World rank
2nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
57.22 million Persons
in 2021
All-time low
0 Persons
in 2009
Years of data
13
2009–2021

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Japan, 2009–2021

020.0M40.0M60.0M2009201520212009: 0 Persons2010: 0 Persons2011: 0 Persons2012: 0 Persons2013: 0 Persons2014: 0 Persons2015: 0 Persons2016: 0 Persons2017: 0 Persons2018: 0 Persons2019: 0 Persons2020: 0 Persons2021: 57.2M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Japan recorded 57.22 million Persons for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Over the whole period, economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Japan peaked at 57.22 million Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Persons, in 2009.

That places Japan 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Japan, 2009 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2009 0 Persons
2010 0 Persons
2011 0 Persons
2012 0 Persons
2013 0 Persons
2014 0 Persons
2015 0 Persons
2016 0 Persons
2017 0 Persons
2018 0 Persons
2019 0 Persons
2020 0 Persons
2021 57.22 million Persons

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 Persons 0 Persons 0 Persons 1
2010s 0 Persons 0 Persons 0 Persons 10
2020s 28.61 million Persons 0 Persons 57.22 million Persons 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 United States of America 134.70 million Persons compare
  2. 3 Germany 33.04 million Persons compare
  3. 4 France 22.29 million Persons compare
  4. 5 Spain 16.63 million Persons compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Japan?
Economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Japan was 57.22 million Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 57.22 million Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 Persons in 2009.
How does Japan rank for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 817 data points, 1993–2024
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This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.