Unemployment rate: Japan
2.451% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 35 years from 1991 to 2025 are below.
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.451 |
| 2024 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 2.614 |
| 2021 | 2.808 |
| 2020 | 2.809 |
| 2019 | 2.351 |
| 2018 | 2.467 |
| 2017 | 2.822 |
| 2016 | 3.132 |
| 2015 | 3.385 |
| 2014 | 3.589 |
| 2013 | 4.038 |
| 2012 | 4.358 |
| 2011 | 4.55 |
| 2010 | 5.102 |
| 2009 | 5.068 |
| 2008 | 4.002 |
| 2007 | 3.888 |
| 2006 | 4.192 |
| 2005 | 4.446 |
| 2004 | 4.734 |
| 2003 | 5.251 |
| 2002 | 5.386 |
| 2001 | 5.02 |
| 2000 | 4.748 |
| 1999 | 4.677 |
| 1998 | 4.078 |
| 1997 | 3.374 |
| 1996 | 3.383 |
| 1995 | 3.15 |
| 1994 | 2.89 |
| 1993 | 2.539 |
| 1992 | 2.158 |
| 1991 | 2.059 |