France vs Japan: Employees in STEM occupations

France
4,573
in 2024
Japan
6,976
in 2023
France rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd

Employees in STEM occupations over time

  • France
  • Japan
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6,976 against 4,573 in France, a difference of 2,403.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times France's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 55 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 3,903 5,963 2,060 Japan
2020s 4,265 6,761 2,496 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees in stem occupations, France or Japan?
Japan, at 6,976 against 4,573 in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in employees in stem occupations between France and Japan?
2,403, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for employees in stem occupations?
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 55 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees in STEM occupations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employees in STEM occupations
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 624 data points, 2000–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.