Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Japan
Japan: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy was 60.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Japan is 60.80 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Japan peaked at 60.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.70 million, in 1960.
That places Japan 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.70 million | — |
| 1961 | 24.76 million | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 25.91 million | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 26.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 27.62 million | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 28.77 million | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 29.95 million | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 30.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 31.48 million | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 31.99 million | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 33.06 million | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 34.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 35.43 million | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 36.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 36.37 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 36.47 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 37.69 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 37.99 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 38.76 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 39.71 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 40.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 40.98 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 42.08 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 42.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 43.12 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 43.79 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 44.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 45.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 46.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 48.35 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 50.02 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 51.19 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 52.02 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 52.37 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 52.63 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.22 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 53.91 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.93 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.89 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.13 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 56.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 56.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60.28 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.05 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 60.80 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.16 million | 23.70 million | 31.99 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.31 million | 33.06 million | 38.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.91 million | 39.71 million | 46.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.07 million | 48.35 million | 53.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.19 million | 53.31 million | 55.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.94 million | 55.00 million | 60.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.52 million | 60.05 million | 60.89 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Türkiye 20.79 million compare
- 1 United States of America 159.22 million compare
- 2 Poland 13.43 million compare
- 3 Netherlands 8.59 million compare
- 3 Croatia 1.56 million compare
- 3 Germany 42.38 million compare
- 4 Lithuania 1.30 million compare
- 4 Mexico 42.27 million compare
- 5 Slovenia 884,524 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.78 million compare
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 80.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.71 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.5988 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 19,751 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Japan?
- Economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Japan was 60.80 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.89 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.70 million in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org