Unemployment rate,Percent in Japan
Japan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
67th
of 71 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2002
All-time low
2.1%
in 1991
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Japan stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Japan peaked at 5.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
Japan ranks 67th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 15,608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1,056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 7,256 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Japan?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Japan was 2.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Japan ranks 67th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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