In 2023, around 63 percent of the population was in the labor force in Japan. The labor force participation rate of the population aged 65 years and older approached the highest point in the past three decades.
Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by age group
*Figures are based on the results of supplementary-estimated figures (persons: 2015-census base, rates: 2005-census base). 2011 yearly average results for the whole of Japan were missing due to the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Labor force participation rate = labor force (employed and unemployed people aged 15 years and older) / total population aged 15 years and older x 100
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 30, 2024). Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
e-Stat (Japan). "Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by age group." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
e-Stat (Japan). "Percentage of People in The Labor Force among The Total Population Aged 15 Years and Older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
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Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2023, by age group [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
