According to data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2019, approximately 680 thousand people in the tourism industry in Japan were self-employed, increasing from about 673 thousand self-employments in the previous year.
Number of self-employed people in the tourism industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (October 14, 2022). Number of self-employed people in the tourism industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007098/japan-number-self-employment-tourism-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Number of self-employed people in the tourism industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007098/japan-number-self-employment-tourism-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2022). Number of self-employed people in the tourism industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007098/japan-number-self-employment-tourism-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Number of Self-employed People in The Tourism Industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007098/japan-number-self-employment-tourism-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of self-employed people in the tourism industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007098/japan-number-self-employment-tourism-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed