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Hands & DemandsProducer–Consumer Index · November 2026 reading
Japan: 43 producers for every 100 consumers
The count peaked at 51 in 1983. It reaches 37 by 2050.
Producers per 100 consumers, Japan and the world
- Japan
- World
- Projection
- 2026
- 2050
Producers per 100 consumers
42.72026
- Highest: 50.8 in 1983
- 2050: 36.8
- Index, 2020 = 100: 98.1 now, 84.6 in 2050
Workers per 100 people
56.1September 2026
- Sep 2025: 55.5
- 1.78 people for every worker
Output per worker
$88,0002025
- +13% since 2000
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