Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Japan
Japan: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 67.36 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Japan recorded 67.36 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Japan peaked at 67.49 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.38 million, in 1960.
Japan ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.38 million | — |
| 1961 | 44.99 million | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 45.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 45.94 million | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 46.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 47.30 million | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 48.28 million | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 49.20 million | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 50.02 million | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 50.41 million | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 50.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 51.22 million | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 51.44 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52.59 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 52.37 million | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 52.23 million | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 52.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 54.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 55.36 million | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 55.82 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 56.39 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 57.33 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 57.66 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 58.07 million | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 58.54 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 59.11 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 60.10 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 61.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 62.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 63.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 64.36 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 64.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.54 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.57 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.86 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.57 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.14 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.62 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 64.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.31 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.15 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.93 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.79 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.70 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.42 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 67.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.10 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.46 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.36 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.27 million | 44.38 million | 50.41 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.58 million | 50.95 million | 54.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.96 million | 55.36 million | 61.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.43 million | 62.49 million | 65.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.73 million | 63.15 million | 64.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.41 million | 62.79 million | 67.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.28 million | 67.10 million | 67.46 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 OECD 665.10 million compare
- 2 United States of America 162.60 million compare
- 2 Türkiye 32.46 million compare
- 3 Poland 16.91 million compare
- 3 Brazil 101.77 million compare
- 3 Croatia 1.78 million compare
- 4 Netherlands 9.78 million compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.47 million compare
- 5 Mexico 61.86 million compare
- 6 Slovenia 995,742 compare
- 6 Germany 42.87 million compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.22 million compare
- 7 Latvia 884,825 compare
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -4.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 9,355 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 41.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.42 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.821 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Japan?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Japan was 67.36 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.49 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.38 million in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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