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Japan - Unemployment Rate 2.45

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

Latest value

2.45 (2025)

Global rank

##24 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1991

1.19×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#6119911996200120062011201620212025#31#242020 overtook United Arab Emirates2024 overtook Czech Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Japan climbed from #31 to #24 (overtook United Arab Emirates). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events โ€” 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.

2020
Overtook United Arab Emirates in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Czech Republic in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120252.063.174.285.39

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