Care employees in Japan
Japan: Care employees was 12,825 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Care employees in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care employees in Japan is 12,825, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employees in Japan peaked at 12,825 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,422, in 2000.
That places Japan 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Care employees in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,422 | — |
| 2001 | 1,430 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,044 | +252.9% |
| 2003 | 7,175 | +42.2% |
| 2004 | 7,488 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7,707 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7,914 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8,032 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8,246 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8,462 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8,748 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9,661 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 10,207 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 10,473 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 10,698 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11,007 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11,327 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11,491 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11,739 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 11,990 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12,250 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 12,522 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12,791 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12,825 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,292 | 1,422 | 8,462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,734 | 8,748 | 11,990 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,597 | 12,250 | 12,825 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 United States of America 40,693 compare
- 2 Brazil 18,870 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,683 compare
- 5 Mexico 7,027 compare
- 6 France 6,604 compare
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employees in Japan?
- Care employees in Japan was 12,825 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employees recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,825 in 2023.
- What is the lowest care employees recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,422 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for care employees?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is care employees rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.