{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-labor-force-total/","title":"Japan Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"Japan's Total Labor Force: 69,477,012 persons in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Japan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Japan Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2025)","value":"69,477,012","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":64169210},{"period":"1991","value":65324548},{"period":"1992","value":66187368},{"period":"1993","value":66590365},{"period":"1994","value":66893534},{"period":"1995","value":67130016},{"period":"1996","value":67600272},{"period":"1997","value":68174788},{"period":"1998","value":68189075},{"period":"1999","value":67979227},{"period":"2000","value":67813478},{"period":"2001","value":67616593},{"period":"2002","value":67054919},{"period":"2003","value":66784334},{"period":"2004","value":66508242},{"period":"2005","value":66581356},{"period":"2006","value":66694003},{"period":"2007","value":66797225},{"period":"2008","value":66611354},{"period":"2009","value":66339021},{"period":"2010","value":66100429},{"period":"2011","value":65674339},{"period":"2012","value":65377600},{"period":"2013","value":65621150},{"period":"2014","value":65843453},{"period":"2015","value":65931158},{"period":"2016","value":66529155},{"period":"2017","value":67070828},{"period":"2018","value":68187091},{"period":"2019","value":68812048},{"period":"2020","value":68656452},{"period":"2021","value":68592854},{"period":"2022","value":68931266},{"period":"2023","value":69197135},{"period":"2024","value":69501768},{"period":"2025","value":69477012}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"69477012.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"69501768.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"69197135.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"68931266.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"68592854.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"68656452.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"68812048.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"68187091.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"67070828.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"66529155.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"65931158.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"65843453.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"65621150.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"65377600.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"65674339.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"66100429.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"66339021.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"66611354.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"66797225.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"66694003.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Japan from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. 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 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 69,501,768 persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 64,169,210 in 1990. The latest reading of 69,477,012 in 2025 represents a change of -24,756."}]}