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Labour force participation rate in Japan

Latest: 63.4%
Previous: 63.3%
Change: +0.15 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate 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	63.4%
Dec 31, 1991	63.8%
Dec 31, 1992	64.0%
Dec 31, 1993	63.8%
Dec 31, 1994	63.6%
Dec 31, 1995	63.4%
Dec 31, 1996	63.5%
Dec 31, 1997	63.7%
Dec 31, 1998	63.3%
Dec 31, 1999	62.8%
Dec 31, 2000	62.4%
Dec 31, 2001	62.0%
Dec 31, 2002	61.2%
Dec 31, 2003	60.8%
Dec 31, 2004	60.4%
Dec 31, 2005	60.4%
Dec 31, 2006	60.4%
Dec 31, 2007	60.4%
Dec 31, 2008	60.2%
Dec 31, 2009	59.9%
Dec 31, 2010	59.6%
Dec 31, 2011	59.2%
Dec 31, 2012	59.0%
Dec 31, 2013	59.2%
Dec 31, 2014	59.4%
Dec 31, 2015	59.5%
Dec 31, 2016	60.0%
Dec 31, 2017	60.4%
Dec 31, 2018	61.4%
Dec 31, 2019	62.0%
Dec 31, 2020	61.9%
Dec 31, 2021	62.1%
Dec 31, 2022	62.5%
Dec 31, 2023	62.9%
Dec 31, 2024	63.3%
Dec 31, 2025	63.4%

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