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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Number of self-employed workers in the Japanese fishing industry 2012-2021
In 2021, approximately 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 *** 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 * thousand in 2021.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/762290/japan-self-employed-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of self-employed workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/762290/japan-self-employed-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
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Statistics Bureau of Japan & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Number of self-employed workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/762290/japan-self-employed-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of self-employed workers engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/762290/japan-self-employed-worker-numbers-fishing-industry/
