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Japan - Unemployment Rate 1995

Name: Japan Unemployment Rate 1995
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

3.15% +0.26pp from 1994 Global rank: 37th

Japan's unemployment rate was 3.15% in 1995, increased +0.26pp from 2.89% in 1994. This was the 37th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1995▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 1995
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.61%	-87.4%
2nd	Kuwait	0.69%	-0.9%
3rd	Myanmar	0.75%	2.0%
4th	Chad	0.76%	6.5%
5th	Maldives	0.79%	-0.4%
6th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
7th	Cambodia	0.97%	-2.3%
8th	Bahrain	1.04%	3.7%
9th	Thailand	1.10%	-57.7%
10th	Benin	1.31%	-10.2%
11th	Bhutan	1.40%	-0.4%
12th	Mali	1.46%	-3.2%
13th	Niger	1.49%	-0.5%
14th	Kyrgyz Republic	1.54%	-62.6%
15th	United Arab Emirates	1.80%	-1.9%
16th	Solomon Islands	1.84%	2.1%
17th	Viet Nam	1.96%	-81.0%
18th	Tonga	1.99%	17.7%
19th	Korea	2.06%	-16.6%
20th	Guatemala	2.12%	-0.1%
21st	Bangladesh	2.44%	3.0%
22nd	Burkina Faso	2.53%	-1.9%
23rd	Liberia	2.59%	-2.4%
24th	Cyprus	2.60%	-3.7%
25th	Lao PDR	2.60%	-1.3%
26th	Papua New Guinea	2.60%	7.7%
27th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.66%	-13.5%
28th	Mozambique	2.76%	-4.2%
29th	Senegal	2.85%	-3.4%
30th	Kenya	2.85%	-3.6%
31st	Luxembourg	2.92%	6.8%
32nd	China	3.00%	3.4%
33rd	Switzerland	3.09%	-34.5%
34th	Burundi	3.10%	-0.4%
35th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.11%	0.7%
36th	Guinea-Bissau	3.13%	-1.5%
37th	Japan	3.15%	8.9%
38th	Malaysia	3.15%	6.9%
39th	Uganda	3.19%	-7.7%
40th	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.22%	67.8%
41st	Honduras	3.24%	1.2%
42nd	Samoa	3.24%	8.2%
43rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.29%	-3.5%
44th	Singapore	3.30%	91.3%
45th	Timor-Leste	3.35%	1.2%
46th	Paraguay	3.40%	-22.7%
47th	Tajikistan	3.45%	9.5%
48th	Macao SAR, China	3.58%	44.4%
49th	Tanzania	3.67%	-4.9%
50th	Philippines	3.68%	-61.2%
51st	Togo	3.99%	-5.0%
52nd	Czechia	4.08%	-4.7%
53rd	Côte d'Ivoire	4.10%	-18.7%
54th	Nigeria	4.15%	2.2%
55th	Oman	4.17%	2.3%
56th	Sierra Leone	4.32%	-3.1%
57th	Austria	4.35%	12.9%
58th	Ecuador	4.41%	-22.6%
59th	Guinea	4.49%	-0.7%
60th	Indonesia	4.61%	3.2%
61st	Fiji	4.65%	-36.1%
62nd	Comoros	4.68%	2.4%
63rd	Chile	4.70%	-39.8%
64th	Peru	4.71%	-46.5%
65th	Malawi	4.90%	-8.8%
66th	Brunei Darussalam	5.07%	1.2%
67th	Costa Rica	5.18%	23.3%
68th	Iceland	5.20%	-10.0%
69th	Moldova	5.30%	-64.7%
70th	Eritrea	5.35%	-1.8%
71st	Mongolia	5.50%	-3.7%
72nd	Zimbabwe	5.57%	12.2%
73rd	Ukraine	5.62%	181.0%
74th	United States	5.65%	-7.4%
75th	Central African Republic	5.87%	-0.9%
76th	Aruba	5.98%	-7.0%
77th	Madagascar	6.09%	-0.2%
78th	Norway	6.31%	16.9%
79th	Jamaica	6.33%	-58.9%
80th	Malta	6.33%	17.2%
81st	Saudi Arabia	6.37%	-5.5%
82nd	Dominican Republic	6.44%	-12.8%
83rd	New Zealand	6.46%	-22.6%
84th	Ghana	6.48%	9.9%
85th	Panama	6.51%	-53.5%
86th	Armenia	6.70%	1.5%
87th	Channel Islands	6.97%	-3.6%
88th	Denmark	6.99%	-9.6%
89th	Portugal	7.06%	11.4%
90th	Brazil	7.09%	9.6%
91st	Mexico	7.10%	91.8%
92nd	Slovenia	7.15%	-15.9%
93rd	Netherlands	7.16%	15.6%
94th	Equatorial Guinea	7.16%	0.5%
95th	Azerbaijan	7.20%	14.3%
96th	Syrian Arab Republic	7.20%	-4.0%
97th	Nicaragua	7.41%	-56.6%
98th	Haiti	7.51%	-4.4%
99th	India	7.57%	-0.3%
100th	Georgia	7.60%	-9.5%
101st	Türkiye	7.64%	-4.6%
102nd	El Salvador	7.65%	-2.5%
103rd	Seychelles	7.70%	-
104th	Uzbekistan	7.80%	6.8%
105th	Afghanistan	7.87%	-0.2%
106th	Guam	7.90%	3.9%
107th	Romania	8.01%	-27.1%
108th	Vanuatu	8.13%	0.6%
109th	Germany	8.16%	-3.2%
110th	Cuba	8.27%	-6.1%
111th	Turkmenistan	8.30%	76.6%
112th	Suriname	8.39%	-32.2%
113th	Lebanon	8.42%	0.9%
114th	Iraq	8.43%	2.6%
115th	Australia	8.47%	-12.8%
116th	Cameroon	8.60%	-3.2%
117th	United Kingdom	8.69%	-8.5%
118th	Colombia	8.72%	77.5%
119th	Israel	8.78%	12.2%
120th	Sweden	8.90%	-17.5%
121st	Yemen, Republic of	8.99%	7.8%
122nd	Belgium	9.34%	-4.2%
123rd	Russian Federation	9.45%	16.7%
124th	Canada	9.49%	-8.7%
125th	Mauritius	9.59%	113.5%
126th	Estonia	9.66%	28.0%
127th	Mauritania	9.77%	-2.1%
128th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	9.90%	-1.0%
129th	Croatia	10.01%	-30.9%
130th	Uruguay	10.02%	8.9%
131st	Greece	10.12%	5.4%
132nd	Gambia, The	10.15%	1.1%
133rd	Hungary	10.17%	0.5%
134th	Nepal	10.47%	0.1%
135th	Virgin Islands (US)	10.61%	-3.2%
136th	West Bank and Gaza	10.71%	-42.4%
137th	Bahamas, The	10.83%	-18.5%
138th	Kazakhstan	10.98%	45.7%
139th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	11.04%	-0.9%
140th	Bulgaria	11.10%	-21.0%
141st	European Union	11.11%	-3.8%
142nd	Guyana	11.57%	0.3%
143rd	Italy	11.66%	9.7%
144th	France	11.83%	10.9%
145th	Rwanda	11.94%	-2.4%
146th	French Polynesia	11.94%	-0.3%
147th	Ireland	11.97%	-20.7%
148th	Sri Lanka	12.27%	-6.5%
149th	South Sudan	12.33%	0.1%
150th	Belize	12.48%	38.7%
151st	Cabo Verde	12.88%	-50.5%
152nd	Slovak Republic	13.11%	-10.2%
153rd	Serbia	13.40%	0.0%
154th	Poland	13.70%	20.1%
155th	Puerto Rico (US)	13.93%	-3.9%
156th	Morocco	14.05%	1.4%
157th	São Tomé and Principe	14.34%	-2.1%
158th	Jordan	14.60%	-7.6%
159th	Albania	14.61%	-20.6%
160th	Sudan	15.63%	3.0%
161st	Lesotho	15.80%	1.1%
162nd	St. Lucia	15.83%	-6.9%
163rd	Tunisia	16.35%	0.3%
164th	Zambia	16.83%	-9.9%
165th	Angola	16.98%	-2.7%
166th	Finland	17.01%	1.8%
167th	Trinidad and Tobago	17.22%	-6.5%
168th	Gabon	17.39%	-2.3%
169th	Lithuania	17.54%	27.1%
170th	Belarus	17.70%	154.8%
171st	New Caledonia	18.63%	-1.3%
172nd	Argentina	18.80%	40.8%
173rd	Latvia	19.00%	173.3%
174th	Libya	19.33%	0.0%
175th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	19.59%	-1.9%
176th	Barbados	19.66%	-9.6%
177th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20.01%	0.2%
178th	Congo, Republic of	20.23%	-0.2%
179th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20.94%	3.8%
180th	Namibia	21.34%	10.0%
181st	Botswana	21.39%	0.9%
182nd	Eswatini	21.65%	-0.3%
183rd	Spain	22.68%	-6.0%
184th	South Africa	22.71%	-0.8%
185th	Djibouti	27.30%	0.7%
186th	Montenegro	30.20%	-0.1%
187th	Algeria	31.84%	30.7%
188th	North Macedonia	35.60%	18.7%

FAQ

What was Japan's unemployment rate in 1995?▾

Japan's unemployment rate in 1995 was 3.15%. This ranked 37th globally.

How did Japan's unemployment rate change in 1995?▾

Japan's unemployment rate increased by 8.9% in 1995 compared to 1994.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1995?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 1995 at 35.60%.

What is the unemployment rate of Japan in 1995?▾

The unemployment rate of Japan in 1995 was 3.15%. This ranked 37th globally.

How does 1995 compare to 1994 for Japan's unemployment rate?▾

Japan's unemployment rate went from 2.89% in 1994 to 3.15% in 1995, a 8.9% increase.

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Japan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1995. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). View full analysis →

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