In 2021, about 56.2 percent of business organizations in Japan employed one to four workers. Only around 1.3 percent of the establishments had 100 or more employees.
Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Premium Statistic Employment share in Japan 2021, by company size
- Premium Statistic Female unemployment rate Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of women not in the labor force Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Population 15 years of age and older in Japan 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of inhabitants not in the labor force Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Male labor force in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Female labor force Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly cash salary per employee in Japan 2000-2014, by company size
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed at eating and drinking places in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Total labor force in Hong Kong 2013-2023
About the region
10
- Premium Statistic Trading gains/losses in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic General expenditures of the general account budget Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Domestic demand in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Domestic demand private final consumption expenditure in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of businesses operating the secondary sector in Japan 2016, by industry
- Premium Statistic Domestic demand private residential investment in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Domestic demand private plant and equipment investment in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Domestic demand government final consumption expenditure in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic General account budget SMBs promotion expenditures in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Value of net exports of goods and services in Japan 2013-2022
Other regions
10
- Premium Statistic Quarterly GDP growth rate in Taiwan Q4 2020-Q4 2024
- Premium Statistic Value of exports from Japan to the Middle East 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Inward FDI stock Japan 2022, by source
- Premium Statistic Average number of employees in the Faroe Islands 2017, by industry
- Premium Statistic Japanese automakers' car production in Oceania 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Six month change in employee numbers at SMEs in Canada 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Households' investment fund shares value in Italy 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Distribution jobs in the food and beverage industry in Belgium 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of medium-level employees in Denmark 2019, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of workforce in Australia 2022 by employment profile
Related statistics
10
- Premium Statistic Value of net income from abroad in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Gross national income in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of global wealth in Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic General account budget economic cooperation expenditures in Japan 2007-2017
- Premium Statistic Inward FDI stock Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of employed women Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed people Japan 2003-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign nationals Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of Christian religious organizations in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of domestic emigrants to other prefectures within Japan in 2022, by prefecture
Further related statistics
10
- John Lewis Partnership: number of employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2023
- Number of employees at China Vanke 2010-2022
- Number of employees at China Telecom 2012-2022
- Number of employees of the adidas Group worldwide from 2000 to 2023
- Air Liquide's number of employees 2005-2023
- Sinochem's number of employees 2016-2021
- Primary energy consumption in China 2012-2022
- Number of employees at Yanzhou Coal Mining 2010-2020
- Number of employees at Angang Steel (Ansteel) in China in 2019
- EBIT of Nestlé Waters worldwide 2007-2019
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- John Lewis Partnership: number of employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2023
- Number of employees at China Vanke 2010-2022
- Number of employees at China Telecom 2012-2022
- Number of employees of the adidas Group worldwide from 2000 to 2023
- Air Liquide's number of employees 2005-2023
- Sinochem's number of employees 2016-2021
- Primary energy consumption in China 2012-2022
- Number of employees at Yanzhou Coal Mining 2010-2020
- Number of employees at Angang Steel (Ansteel) in China in 2019
- EBIT of Nestlé Waters worldwide 2007-2019
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 29, 2023). Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of Business Establishments Operating in Japan in 2021, by Number of Employees." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Distribution of business establishments operating in Japan in 2021, by number of employees [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629837/japan-share-companies-by-employee-numbers/