ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan

Japan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 30 No in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
30 No
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
71st
of 88 countries
All-time high
33.8 No
in 2009
All-time low
30 No
in 2020
Years of data
11
2009–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan, 2009–2020

01020302009201420202009: 33.8 No2010: 33.3 No2012: 32.8 No2013: 32.4 No2014: 32.4 No2015: 32 No2016: 31.4 No2017: 31.8 No2018: 31.4 No2019: 30.6 No2020: 30 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan is 30 No, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan peaked at 33.8 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30 No, in 2020.

That places Japan 71st out of 88 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value in Japan, 2009 to 2020.
Year No Change
2009 33.8 No
2010 33.3 No -1.5%
2012 32.8 No -1.5%
2013 32.4 No -1.2%
2014 32.4 No +0.0%
2015 32 No -1.2%
2016 31.4 No -1.9%
2017 31.8 No +1.3%
2018 31.4 No -1.3%
2019 30.6 No -2.5%
2020 30 No -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.8 No 33.8 No 33.8 No 1
2010s 32.01 No 30.6 No 33.3 No 9
2020s 30 No 30 No 30 No 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 68 Sweden 30.51 No compare
  2. 69 Germany 30.17 No compare
  3. 70 Egypt 30.12 No compare
  4. 72 Sri Lanka 29.35 No compare
  5. 73 Palestine, State of 28.77 No compare
  6. 74 Zambia 28.72 No

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Japan was 30 No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 33.8 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 30 No in 2020.
How does Japan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Japan ranks 71st out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 1,957 data points, 1969–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.