In 2022, 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 total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), & Statistics Bureau of Japan. (January 31, 2023). Percentage of people in the labor force among total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), und Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of people in the labor force among total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Percentage of people in the labor force among total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), and Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of People in The Labor Force among Total Population Aged 15 Years and Older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan) & Statistics Bureau of Japan, Percentage of people in the labor force among total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Percentage of people in the labor force among total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2022, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), & Statistics Bureau of Japan, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233920/japan-labor-force-participation-rate-by-age/