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Japan - Labor Force Participation Rate 63.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

63.45 (2025)

Global rank

##79 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

1×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#11519901995200020052010201520202025#79#792024 overtook Belarus2025 overtook Brazil
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #79 to #79 (overtook Belarus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2024
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Brazil in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202559.0160.6762.3363.99
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