The share of the elderly among the labor force in Japan amounted to 13.4 percent in 2022. It has steadily increased since 1980, but remained at the level of the previous year in 2022. According to the source, the total labor force amounted to over 69 million people.
Share of people aged 65 years and older among the total labor force in Japan from 1980 to 2022
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 20, 2023). Share of people aged 65 years and older among the total labor force in Japan from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123412/japan-share-elderly-among-total-labor-force/
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Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Share of people aged 65 years and older among the total labor force in Japan from 1980 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123412/japan-share-elderly-among-total-labor-force/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People Aged 65 Years and Older among The Total Labor Force in Japan from 1980 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123412/japan-share-elderly-among-total-labor-force/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people aged 65 years and older among the total labor force in Japan from 1980 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123412/japan-share-elderly-among-total-labor-force/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of people aged 65 years and older among the total labor force in Japan from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123412/japan-share-elderly-among-total-labor-force/