{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-employment-rate/","title":"Japan Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Japan's Employment Rate: 61.9 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Japan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Japan Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2025)","value":"61.9","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":62.48},{"period":"1992","value":62.608},{"period":"1993","value":62.189},{"period":"1994","value":61.771},{"period":"1995","value":61.421},{"period":"1996","value":61.34},{"period":"1997","value":61.526},{"period":"1998","value":60.746},{"period":"1999","value":59.908},{"period":"2000","value":59.478},{"period":"2001","value":58.881},{"period":"2002","value":57.936},{"period":"2003","value":57.575},{"period":"2004","value":57.559},{"period":"2005","value":57.731},{"period":"2006","value":57.89},{"period":"2007","value":58.047},{"period":"2008","value":57.748},{"period":"2009","value":56.83},{"period":"2010","value":56.539},{"period":"2011","value":56.553},{"period":"2012","value":56.44},{"period":"2013","value":56.853},{"period":"2014","value":57.309},{"period":"2015","value":57.485},{"period":"2016","value":58.107},{"period":"2017","value":58.738},{"period":"2018","value":59.931},{"period":"2019","value":60.55},{"period":"2020","value":60.207},{"period":"2021","value":60.31},{"period":"2022","value":60.868},{"period":"2023","value":61.265},{"period":"2024","value":61.717},{"period":"2025","value":61.893}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"61.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"61.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"60.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"60.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"59.9","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"57.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"56.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"57.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Japan (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 62.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 1992 and reached its lowest recorded value of 56.4 in 2012. The latest reading of 61.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}