Annual change in real wages Japan 1991-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 25, 2025

In 2024, real wages in Japan dropped by 0.3 percent, declining for the third consecutive year. In the past decade, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in 2014 at 2.8 percent.

Annual growth rate of real wages in Japan from 1991 to 2024

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Statistic: Annual growth rate of real wages in Japan from 1991 to 2024

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Release date

February 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1991 to 2024

Special properties

establishments with five or more employees

Supplementary notes

Based on total cash earnings including the amount of contractual and special cash earnings before deducting income tax, social insurance premium, trade union dues or purchase price, etc.

Including full-time and part-time workers.

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