In 2021, approximately 71.83 thousand workers were operating under self-employment status for Japanese fisheries, marking the lowest number of the past decade. Within the observed period, self-employment numbers in this field peaked in 2011 at almost 112 thousand independent fishers, but figures have decreased steadily in the following years.
The total number of people, including self-employed and hired workers, engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan dropped to around 129.32 thousand in 2021.
Number of self-employed workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
workers in the marine fishery industry, who engage in work at sea for 30 days or more yearly
Supplementary notes
Figures for 2011 and 2012 exclude Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Data prior to 2020 comes from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (September 27, 2023). Number of self-employed workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/762290/japan-self-employed-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
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