Roughly 129 thousand workers were engaged in the Japanese marine fishery and aquaculture industry as of 2021, continuing the downwards trend of employment within the agricultural sector in Japan. The majority of people working within the fishing industry were self-employed.
Number of workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
workers in the marine fishery industry, who engage in work at sea for 30 days or more yearly
Supplementary notes
Figures for 2011 and 2012 exclude Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Figures include self-employed and hired workers.
Data prior to 2020 comes from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (September 20, 2023). Number of workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/761829/japan-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761829/japan-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Number of workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761829/japan-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of Workers Engaged in The Marine Fishery and Aquaculture Industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/761829/japan-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
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Number of workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/761829/japan-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
