In 2023, around 5.12 million people in Japan were self-employed, down from 5.14 million in the previous year. The number of self-employed workers has gradually declined in the past decades.
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 30, 2024). Number of self-employed workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of self-employed workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Number of self-employed workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Self-employed Workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of self-employed workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of self-employed workers in Japan from 1973 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797860/japan-number-self-employed-workers/