Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan
Japan: Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in was 88.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan is 88.79 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan peaked at 88.79 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.34 %, in 2000.
That places Japan 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 84.73 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.63 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.12 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.65 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.79 % | +0.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 88.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.9 %, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Japan's 88.79 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.01 %, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.32 % | 84.34 % | 86.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.45 % | 86.7 % | 87.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.49 % | 88.17 % | 88.79 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Türkiye 70.42 % compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 94.9 % compare
- 2 Belarus 94.31 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 31.83 % compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 55.27 % compare
- 3 Brunei Darussalam 92.3 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 53.33 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 51.96 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 36.4 % compare
- 5 Cyprus 88.37 % compare
- 6 Jordan 86.83 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 29.73 % compare
- 7 France 84.22 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 18.83 % compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan?
- Share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Japan was 88.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.79 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.34 % in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.