Japan Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 49.19%, a 0.38% increase from 2021.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.81%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 48.61%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
  • Japan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 49.09%, a 1.69% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Japan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 49.19% 0.38%
2021 48.81% 0.20%
2020 48.61% -0.48%
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% -0.31%
1999 47.32% -0.99%
1998 48.31% -0.21%
1997 48.52% 0.21%
1996 48.31% 0.59%
1995 47.72% 0.10%
1994 47.62% 0.51%
1993 47.11% 0.50%
1992 46.61% 1.19%
1991 45.42% 1.30%
1990 44.12% 1.30%