Japan Forecast: Employment

1980 - 2024 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Japan Employment Forecast

  • Japan Employment is forecasted to be 67.598 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of 67.650 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Japan Employment is projected to stand at 67.598 Person mn in Dec 2024
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Employment

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Japan Forecast: Employment

What is Japan's Forecast: Employment in 2024?

Japan Employment is forecasted to be 67.598 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
67.598 2024 67.650 2023 55.361 1980 67.650 2023 Person mn yearly 1980 - 2024

Forecast: Employment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Andorra (Person mn) 0.056 2026 yearly 2010 - 2026
Andorra (Person mn) 0.056 2026 yearly 2010 - 2026
Australia (Person mn) 13.897 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 4.482 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Belgium (Person mn) 5.189 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Canada (Person mn) 20.943 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (Person mn) 1.796 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.447 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 5.119 2026 yearly 1995 - 2026
Denmark (Person mn) 2.944 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Estonia (Person mn) 0.711 2026 yearly 1993 - 2026
Finland (Person mn) 2.625 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
France (Person mn) 29.069 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Germany (Person mn) 42.367 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Greece (Person mn) 4.132 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Guatemala (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 3.656 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Iceland (Person mn) 0.224 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 2.829 2026 yearly 1986 - 2026
Israel (Person mn) 4.411 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Italy (Person mn) 24.061 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Japan (Person mn) 67.598 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
South Korea (Person mn) 28.727 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 0.879 2026 yearly 1992 - 2026
Lithuania (Person mn) 1.469 2026 yearly 1999 - 2026
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.519 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.399 2026 yearly 2001 - 2026
North Macedonia (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Malta (Person mn) 0.332 2026 yearly 1983 - 2026
Netherlands (Person mn) 9.592 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
New Zealand (Person mn) 3.004 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Nicaragua (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Norway (Person mn) 2.937 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Portugal (Person mn) 5.353 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Puerto Rico (Person mn) 1.072 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
San Marino (Person mn) 0.022 2013 yearly 2001 - 2013
Singapore (Person mn) 3.833 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Slovakia (Person mn) 2.414 2026 yearly 1993 - 2026
Slovenia (Person mn) 1.092 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Spain (Person mn) 20.671 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Sweden (Person mn) 5.183 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Switzerland (Person mn) 5.238 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Taiwan (Person mn) 11.386 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Thailand (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
United Kingdom (Person mn) 34.229 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
United States (Person mn) 159.103 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024

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Japan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 2026 yearly 1996 - 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -286,722.348 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 42,506.467 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1983 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1983 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1982 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 203.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JPY bn) 296,833.681 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JPY bn) 1,593,466.283 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (JPY bn) 265,307.900 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government Debt (JPY bn) 1,341,691.700 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1982 - Oct 2025
General Government (GG): Revenue (JPY bn) 225,286.100 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: REV: TS: Taxes on Income, Profits, & Capital Gains(TIPC) (JPY bn) 65,677.500 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: REV: TS: Taxes on Goods & Services (TGS) (JPY bn) 42,381.800 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: Revenue: Social Contributions (JPY bn) 79,597.500 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: Revenue: Grants (JPY bn) 3.100 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: Expenses (JPY bn) 234,423.800 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: Net Operating Balance (JPY bn) 11,967.100 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
GG: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (JPY bn) 1,880.100 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Central Government Operations: Expenditure (JPY hm) 219,919.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Central Government Operations: Revenue (JPY hm) 110,381.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Central Government Operations: Balance (Deficit/Surplus) (JPY hm) -109,538.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.438 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -27.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 60,522.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,318,489.720 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,836,711.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,090,129.972 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 60,549.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -1.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 16,119,707.679 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 14,839,728.966 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 11,588.883 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,091.070 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 11,298.497 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,362.932 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1960 - Oct 2025
Exports: MTE: Machinery (MY) (JPY bn) 1,689.963 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1991 - Oct 2025
Exports: MTE: Transport Equipment (TE) (JPY bn) 2,193.352 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1991 - Oct 2025
Exports: MTE: Electrical Machinery (EM) (JPY bn) 1,673.145 Oct 2025 monthly May 1994 - Oct 2025
Exports: Chemicals (CS) (JPY bn) 1,001.597 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Exports: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JPY bn) 994.337 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Imports: sa (JPY bn) 10,109.259 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2025
Exports: sa (JPY bn) 9,252.622 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: sa (JPY bn) -856.637 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2025
Exports Unit Value Index: Fisher Formula (FF): Total (2015=100) 100.40 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Unit Value Index: FF: Fisher Formula (FF): Total (2015=100) 101.17 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Exports Quantum Index (2015=100) 106.65 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Quantum Index: USA (2015=100) 106.43 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Quantum Index: China (2015=100) 104.22 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 25,342.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -3,486.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 15,221.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,004.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 20,226.202 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 4,711,856.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 108.0 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,369,994.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 78.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 1,175.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 151.445 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,663,116.222 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Liabilities (Lia) (JPY bn) -527.699 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Assets (Ass) (JPY bn) 3,835.643 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Credit (CR) (JPY bn) 3,042.120 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Debit (DR) (JPY bn) 3,336.760 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Net (JPY bn) -242.703 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports (JPY bn) 9,000.453 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Net (JPY bn) 3,013.039 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Net (JPY bn) 85.612 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: Current Account (CA): Net (JPY bn) 2,476.374 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Net (JPY bn) -379.575 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports (JPY bn) 8,914.841 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (JPY bn) 846.926 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (JPY bn) 369.648 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (JPY bn) -294.640 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (JPY bn) 2,833.485 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (JPY bn) 4,363.343 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports (JPY bn) 9,656.953 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (JPY bn) 3,464.572 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: Capital Account (JPY bn) -16.666 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (JPY bn) -434.771 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports (JPY bn) 9,558.630 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (JPY bn) -1,969.892 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (JPY bn) -16,091.450 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods (JPY bn) 98.323 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
EDP: DTC: Long Term (LT) (JPY bn) 30,684.872 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt Position (EDP) (JPY bn) 697,213.330 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
EDP: GG: Long Term (LT) (JPY bn) 105,015.043 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
EDP: GG: Short Term (ST) (JPY bn) 78,157.523 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
EDP: DTC: Short Term (ST) (JPY bn) 223,393.503 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (JPY bn) 365.341 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2019
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (JPY bn) 284.009 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2019
Enterprise Bankruptcy Case: Total (Unit) 796.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 semiannually Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 61.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 63,344.796 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,145,337.228 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 10,413,405.388 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 1.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,173,675.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.840 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 17.7 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 113,993.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,735,221.032 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,915,979.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 7.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 16.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,762.394 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1964 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,737.915 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,762,009.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,077,816.293 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2001 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 114.06 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Money Stock: Money Supply: M1 (JPY bn) 1,091,419.700 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Stock: Avg: Money Supply: M2 (JPY bn) 1,277,155.700 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Nov 2025
Money Stock: Money Supply: M3 (JPY bn) 1,627,426.600 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Stock: sa: Money Suppy M1 (JPY bn) 1,100,739.200 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Stock: Avg: sa: M2 (JPY bn) 1,280,025.800 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Nov 2025
Money Stock: sa: Money Supply M3 (JPY bn) 1,633,273.000 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Individuals (JPY bn) 140,008.40 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Overseas Yen Loans, Domestic Transfer (JPY bn) 12,191.20 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Corporations: Incl Finance & Insurance (JPY bn) 312,385.90 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Local Governments (JPY bn) 29,197.20 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Outstanding of NPLs: Total (JPY bn) 1,800.000 Sep 2018 semiannually Mar 2002 - Sep 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 97.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -1.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Economy Watchers: Diffusion Index: Current Economics Conditions: sa (NA) 48.700 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2001 - Nov 2025
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Mfg: Electrical Machinery (%) 6.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2024
Tankan: All Enterprises(AE): DI:Forecast: Bus. Condition(BC):All Ind (%) 10.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2025
Tankan: AE: DI: Actual: BC: Mfg: Electrical Machinery (%) 6.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Manufacturing (%) 5.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2025
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Non Manufacturing (NM) (%) 14.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2025
Business Condition Judgement: All Industries (%) -21.200 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2024

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