Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Japan
Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Japan, 1975–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Japan is 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Japan peaked at 18.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.3 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2022.
Japan ranks 26th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.82 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.03 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.83 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.58 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.62 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.48 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 23 France 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 24 Belgium 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 25 Luxembourg 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 27 Finland 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 28 Greece 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 29 Denmark 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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 — low pay incidence in Japan?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Japan was 10.67 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 — low pay incidence recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 1985.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 — Low 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.