As of July 2023, close to 275 thousand national public employees were working at ministries and agencies in Japan, a slight increase from the same period in the previous year. Of the total, about 24 percent were female.
Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 22, 2024). Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2024). Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of National Public Employees at Ministries and Agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of national public employees at ministries and agencies in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1263918/japan-number-government-officials-ministries-agencies/
