Annual average number of employees Japan 2015-2024, by employment type

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 14, 2025

In 2024, there were around 36.5 million regular employees on average in Japan, while the average number of non-regular employees amounted to about 21.3 million. That year, 63.2 percent of employees were in regular employment.

Annual average number of employees in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by employment type (in millions)

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February 2025

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Japan

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2015 to 2024

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not including executives of companies or corporations

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