In 2021, around 69.7 percent of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan were working for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs made up 99.7 percent of the total number of private businesses in Japan.
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Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size
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The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. (December 13, 2023). Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. "Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. (2023). Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. "Distribution of People Working in Private Business Enterprises Operating in Japan in 2021, by Company Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Distribution of people working in private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2021, by company size [Graph], The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470139/japan-breakdown-worker-private-business-enterprises-by-size/
