Employment rate (15-64) (Japan): 61.9 % in 2025, the latest available value.
35 observations from 1991 to 2025. Source: ILO.
Share of people aged 15-64 who are employed; measures how well the economy puts working-age people to work.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.9 % |
| 2024 | 61.6 % |
| 2023 | 61.2 % |
| 2022 | 60.9 % |
| 2021 | 60.4 % |
| 2020 | 60.2 % |
| 2019 | 60.6 % |
| 2018 | 59.9 % |
| 2017 | 58.7 % |
| 2016 | 58.1 % |
| 2015 | 57.5 % |
| 2014 | 57.3 % |
| 2013 | 56.9 % |
| 2012 | 56.4 % |
| 2011 | 56.6 % |
| 2010 | 56.5 % |
| 2009 | 56.8 % |
| 2008 | 57.8 % |
| 2007 | 58 % |
| 2006 | 57.9 % |
| 2005 | 57.7 % |
| 2004 | 57.6 % |
| 2003 | 57.6 % |
| 2002 | 57.9 % |
| 2001 | 58.9 % |
| 2000 | 59.5 % |
| 1999 | 59.9 % |
| 1998 | 60.7 % |
| 1997 | 61.5 % |
| 1996 | 61.3 % |
| 1995 | 61.4 % |
| 1994 | 61.8 % |
| 1993 | 62.2 % |
| 1992 | 62.6 % |
| 1991 | 62.5 % |