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Labor force participation rate (15-64 age) in Japan, by sex [2] Gender wage gap in OECD [7]. Japan is now facing a shortage of labor caused by two major demographic problems: a shrinking population because of a low fertility rate, which was 1.4 per woman in 2009, [8] and replacement of the postwar generation which is the biggest population range [9] who are now around retirement age.
Japan * 3 24 73 2021 Jordan * 3 18 79 2021 Kazakhstan * 15 21 64 2021 Kenya * 33 16 51 2021 Kiribati * 2.7 32% 65.3 2000 Kuwait * 2 25 73 2021 Kyrgyzstan * 17 27 57 2021 Laos * 58 11 31 2021 Latvia * 7 24 70 2021 Lebanon * 4 21 75 2021 Lesotho * 30 35 35 2021 Liberia * 41 8 51 2021 Libya * 16 19 64 2021
Rank Country/Region Labour force Date of information — World 3,382,000,000: 2017 est. 1 China 781,808,000: 2022 est. 2 India 554,145,000: 2022 est. 3 United States ...
Japan’s youngest and brightest working population, ages 20 to 24, has decreased 36% in the past 30 years, according to 2024 data from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [29] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [33] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state. [34]
Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United ...
Japan is dealing with a demographic crisis. The country’s total fertility rate (TFR), which measures the average number of children a woman will have during her life, dropped to 1.2 last year, a ...