Number of professional sailors in Japan 2023 by field of work

Published by
Alexandru Arba,
Sep 17, 2024

As of October 1, 2023, around 28.55 thousand sailors were engaged in coastal shipping in Japan, representing the largest group among seafarers. Over the preceding years, the total number of Japanese sailors decreased slightly.

Number of professional sailors in Japan in 2023, by field of work (in 1,000s)

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Release date

July 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 1, 2023

Special properties

including active and reserve crew

Supplementary notes

*Others refer to sailors of non-categorizable fields, such as government vessels, port work vessels, etc.
Figures include Japanese nationals only.

Values have been rounded.

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