Business Demography Statistics for Japan from the Aspect of International Comparison
Conference
65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025
Format: CPS Abstract - WSC 2025
Keywords: business, census, demography, estimation
Session: CPS 51 - Business Statistics
Monday 6 October 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (Europe/Amsterdam)
Abstract
Business demography statistics, related to the birth, death, and survival of establishments and enterprises, are typically compiled from business registers in various countries. However, such statistics have not yet been compiled from the Japanese business register called Establishment Frame Database (EFD). This might become feasible when more detailed data, such as tax information of companies, can be regularly utilized for updating the EFD. This study aims to calculate provisional values of business demography statistics comparable to those of other countries in a time series, based on a stochastic estimation model developed in our previous studies using the microdata from the Economic Census, a major source of information for the EFD. Furthermore, this study intends to compare the obtained estimated values on business demography statistics with those from various countries to reveal the actual situation of business demography in Japan.