Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Japan
Japan: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 8 Hours per week in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Japan is 8 Hours per week, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Japan peaked at 14 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 Hours per week, in 2022.
That places Japan 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Japan, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 10 Hours per week | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 8 Hours per week | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 Hours per week | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 7 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 Hours per week | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 Hours per week | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 4 Hours per week | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 4 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 Hours per week | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 5 Hours per week | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 6 Hours per week | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 8 Hours per week | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 9 Hours per week | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 Hours per week | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 Hours per week | -87.5% |
| 2023 | 8 Hours per week | +700.0% |
| 2024 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8 Hours per week is below the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +700.0% | 1 Hours per week | 8 Hours per week |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.44 Hours per week | 6 Hours per week | 14 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9 Hours per week | 3 Hours per week | 9 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 Hours per week | 1 Hours per week | 8 Hours per week | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 26 France 14 Hours per week compare
- 26 United Kingdom 14 Hours per week compare
- 28 Australia 9 Hours per week compare
- 29 Luxembourg 8 Hours per week compare
- 31 Denmark 0 Hours per week
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 592.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 360.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Japan?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Japan was 8 Hours per week in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Hours per week in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.