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Employment to population ratio in Japan

Latest: 61.9%
Previous: 61.7%
Change: +0.18 (+0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	62.5%
Dec 31, 1992	62.6%
Dec 31, 1993	62.2%
Dec 31, 1994	61.8%
Dec 31, 1995	61.4%
Dec 31, 1996	61.3%
Dec 31, 1997	61.5%
Dec 31, 1998	60.7%
Dec 31, 1999	59.9%
Dec 31, 2000	59.5%
Dec 31, 2001	58.9%
Dec 31, 2002	57.9%
Dec 31, 2003	57.6%
Dec 31, 2004	57.6%
Dec 31, 2005	57.7%
Dec 31, 2006	57.9%
Dec 31, 2007	58.0%
Dec 31, 2008	57.7%
Dec 31, 2009	56.8%
Dec 31, 2010	56.5%
Dec 31, 2011	56.6%
Dec 31, 2012	56.4%
Dec 31, 2013	56.9%
Dec 31, 2014	57.3%
Dec 31, 2015	57.5%
Dec 31, 2016	58.1%
Dec 31, 2017	58.7%
Dec 31, 2018	59.9%
Dec 31, 2019	60.6%
Dec 31, 2020	60.2%
Dec 31, 2021	60.3%
Dec 31, 2022	60.9%
Dec 31, 2023	61.3%
Dec 31, 2024	61.7%
Dec 31, 2025	61.9%

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