In 2024, around 63.3 percent of the population was in the labor force in Japan. The labor force participation rate of the population aged 65 years and older increased to 26.1 percent.
Percentage of people in the labor force among the total population aged 15 years and older in Japan from 1973 to 2024, by age group
*Including supplementary-estimated figures. 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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