Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Japan Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2026)
Japan Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2026)Unemployment Rate
Data table
| 1980 | 2% | 1992 | 2.2% | 2004 | 4.7% | 2016 | 3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | 1993 | 2.5% | 2005 | 4.4% | 2017 | 2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | 1994 | 2.9% | 2006 | 4.1% | 2018 | 2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | 1995 | 3.2% | 2007 | 3.8% | 2019 | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | 1996 | 3.4% | 2008 | 4% | 2020 | 2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | 1997 | 3.4% | 2009 | 5.1% | 2021 | 2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | 1998 | 4.1% | 2010 | 5.1% | 2022 | 2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | 1999 | 4.7% | 2011 | 4.6% | 2023 | 2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | 2000 | 4.7% | 2012 | 4.3% | 2024 | 2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | 2001 | 5% | 2013 | 4% | 2025 | 2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | 2002 | 5.4% | 2014 | 3.6% | 2026 | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | 2003 | 5.2% | 2015 | 3.4% |