Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Japan
Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Japan, 2018–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
In 2025, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Japan stood at 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
That places Japan 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.08 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.48 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.62 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.41 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Japan?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Japan was 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.67 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.