Japan Minimum Wage Impact Rate
Impact rate (share of workers whose wage is below the new minimum wage once it is revised) and below-minimum rate (share paid below the minimum before the revision), from a special tabulation of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure and from the basic survey on minimum wages of small establishments (under 30 employees, under 100 in manufacturing), from 1999.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | |
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| Impact rate (share of workers whose wage falls below the new minimum after the revision)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Survey on Wage Structure (special tabulation) | 10.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| Basic survey on minimum wages (small establishments) | 27.7 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 16.2 | 4.7 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Below-minimum rate (share of workers paid below the minimum before the revision)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Survey on Wage Structure (special tabulation) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Basic survey on minimum wages (small establishments) | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 27.7%, for 2025. That is +4.5 pp from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1999 to 2025.
- Latest
- 27.7%
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +4.5 pp
- 2024
About this data
Impact rate (share of workers whose wage is below the new minimum wage once it is revised) and below-minimum rate (share paid below the minimum before the revision), from a special tabulation of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure and from the basic survey on minimum wages of small establishments (under 30 employees, under 100 in manufacturing), from 1999. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
