Labor force participation rate Japan 1973-2023, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 4, 2024

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

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Release date

January 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1973 to 2023

Supplementary notes

*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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