Japan · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Japan
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
63.45%%
2025Observation year
+0.15 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.448 | present |
| 2024 | 63.3 | present |
| 2023 | 62.9 | present |
| 2022 | 62.502 | present |
| 2021 | 62.053 | present |
| 2020 | 61.947 | present |
| 2019 | 62.008 | present |
| 2018 | 61.446 | present |
| 2017 | 60.444 | present |
| 2016 | 59.986 | present |
| 2015 | 59.499 | present |
| 2014 | 59.443 | present |
| 2013 | 59.245 | present |
| 2012 | 59.012 | present |
| 2011 | 59.249 | present |
| 2010 | 59.579 | present |
| 2009 | 59.864 | present |
| 2008 | 60.155 | present |
| 2007 | 60.395 | present |
| 2006 | 60.423 | present |
| 2005 | 60.418 | present |
| 2004 | 60.42 | present |
| 2003 | 60.766 | present |
| 2002 | 61.234 | present |
| 2001 | 61.993 | present |
| 2000 | 62.442 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.