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Labor force — Japan

Labor force in Japan in 2025 — 69,477,012 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.3%.

2025 69.48M people −0.04% vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 69.5M people2024
Period minimum 64.17M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Japan, 1990–202564M66M68M70M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 64,169,210 people1991: 65,324,548 people1992: 66,187,368 people1993: 66,590,365 people1994: 66,893,534 people1995: 67,130,016 people1996: 67,600,272 people1997: 68,174,788 people1998: 68,189,075 people1999: 67,979,227 people2000: 67,813,478 people2001: 67,616,593 people2002: 67,054,919 people2003: 66,784,334 people2004: 66,508,242 people2005: 66,581,356 people2006: 66,694,003 people2007: 66,797,225 people2008: 66,611,354 people2009: 66,339,021 people2010: 66,100,429 people2011: 65,674,339 people2012: 65,377,600 people2013: 65,621,150 people2014: 65,843,453 people2015: 65,931,158 people2016: 66,529,155 people2017: 67,070,828 people2018: 68,187,091 people2019: 68,812,048 people2020: 68,656,452 people2021: 68,592,854 people2022: 68,931,266 people2023: 69,197,135 people2024: 69,501,768 people2025: 69,477,012 people
Change over the period: +5.31M (+8.27%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 69.48M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Eastern Asia computed 891M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 69.48M −24,756 −0.04%
2024 69.5M +304,633 +0.44%
2023 69.2M +265,869 +0.39%
2022 68.93M +338,412 +0.49%
2021 68.59M −63,598 −0.09%
2020 68.66M −155,596 −0.23%
2019 68.81M +624,957 +0.92%
2018 68.19M +1.12M +1.66%
2017 67.07M +541,673 +0.81%
2016 66.53M +597,997 +0.91%
2015 65.93M +87,705 +0.13%
2014 65.84M +222,303 +0.34%
2013 65.62M +243,550 +0.37%
2012 65.38M −296,739 −0.45%
2011 65.67M −426,090 −0.64%
2010 66.1M −238,592 −0.36%
2009 66.34M −272,333 −0.41%
2008 66.61M −185,871 −0.28%
2007 66.8M +103,222 +0.15%
2006 66.69M +112,647 +0.17%
2005 66.58M +73,114 +0.11%
2004 66.51M −276,092 −0.41%
2003 66.78M −270,585 −0.4%
2002 67.05M −561,674 −0.83%
2001 67.62M −196,885 −0.29%
2000 67.81M −165,749 −0.24%
1999 67.98M −209,848 −0.31%
1998 68.19M +14,287 +0.02%
1997 68.17M +574,516 +0.85%
1996 67.6M +470,256 +0.7%
1995 67.13M +236,482 +0.35%
1994 66.89M +303,169 +0.46%
1993 66.59M +402,997 +0.61%
1992 66.19M +862,820 +1.32%
1991 65.32M +1.16M +1.8%
1990 64.17M — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 768M JP Japan 69.48M KR South Korea 29.87M KP North Korea 17.7M HK Hong Kong 3.79M MN Mongolia 1.46M MO Macao 401,572
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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