Japan vs United States of America: Employees in STEM occupations
Employees in STEM occupations over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 29,894 against 6,976 in Japan, a difference of 22,918.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.3 times Japan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 55 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,388 | 18,358 | 15,970 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5,605 | 20,995 | 15,390 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 6,761 | 26,844 | 20,084 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees in stem occupations, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 29,894 against 6,976 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees in stem occupations between Japan and United States of America?
- 22,918, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for employees in stem occupations?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.