Japan Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2023 was 49.84%, a 1.13% increase from 2022.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.71%, a 0.17% decline from 2021.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.88%, a 0.32% increase from 2020.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 48.56%, a 0.53% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Japan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 49.84% 1.13%
2022 48.71% -0.17%
2021 48.88% 0.32%
2020 48.56% -0.53%
2019 49.09% 1.69%
2018 47.40% 2.80%
2017 44.60% -0.21%
2016 44.81% 1.88%
2015 42.93% -0.04%
2014 42.97% 0.49%
2013 42.48% 0.97%
2012 41.51% -1.13%
2011 42.63% -0.40%
2010 43.03% -0.51%
2009 43.55% -0.90%
2008 44.45% -0.24%
2007 44.69% -0.18%
2006 44.87% 0.33%
2005 44.54% 0.54%
2004 44.00% -0.70%
2003 44.70% -0.71%
2002 45.41% -0.80%
2001 46.21% -0.80%
2000 47.01% -0.25%
1999 47.26% -1.07%
1998 48.33% -0.25%
1997 48.57% 0.29%
1996 48.29% 0.64%
1995 47.65% 0.04%
1994 47.60% 0.42%
1993 47.18% 0.58%
1992 46.60% 1.16%
1991 45.45% 1.16%