In a survey conducted in 2022, about 6.1 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 34 years in Japan reported being in the process of starting their own business or having launched a business that is less than 42 months old. The share was slightly higher among the group of respondents aged 35 to 64 years, with 6.5 percent involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity.
Percentage of the adult population involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan in 2022, by age group
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GEM. (February 16, 2023). Percentage of the adult population involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/885516/japan-early-stage-entrepreneur-population-share-by-age-group/
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GEM. (2023). Percentage of the adult population involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885516/japan-early-stage-entrepreneur-population-share-by-age-group/
GEM. "Percentage of The Adult Population Involved in Early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity in Japan in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885516/japan-early-stage-entrepreneur-population-share-by-age-group/
GEM, Percentage of the adult population involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885516/japan-early-stage-entrepreneur-population-share-by-age-group/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Percentage of the adult population involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan in 2022, by age group [Graph], GEM, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/885516/japan-early-stage-entrepreneur-population-share-by-age-group/