YAZAKI: Past, present, future. We are connected. YAZAKI: Past, present, future. We are connected.

A grassland that existed prior to the building of Thai Arrow Products Co., Ltd.’s Phitsanulok Factory

75years in HISTORY

A statistical look at Yazaki

This section lays out the Group’s history with graphs illustrating
changes in its overseas expansion, sales and employee numbers over the years.

HOME A statistical look at Yazaki

The Yazaki Group’s overseas expansion, sales and workforce over the years

1940s

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 194119421943194419451946194719481949
Number of employees7080300502413397351530523
Number of employees in Japan7080300502413397351530523
Overseas sales (million yen)---------
Domestic sales (million yen)0.30.71141250183207
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in Japan Overseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
194170 70 -0.3
194280 80 -0.7
1943300 300 -1
1944502 502 -1
1945413 413 -4
1946397 397 -12
1947351 351 -50
1948530 530 -183
1949530 530 -207
1950s

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 19501951 19521953195419551956195719581959
Number of employees602639662748728 858 1,138 1,210 1,947 3,649
Number of employees in Japan602639662748728 858 1,138 1,210 1,947 3,649
Overseas sales (million yen)----------
Domestic sales (million yen)4226546451,2961,2482,1153,5763,3404,0376,685
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in Japan Overseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
1950602602-422
1951639639-654
1952662662-645
1953748748-1,296
1954728728-1,248
1955858858-2,115
19561,1381,138-3,576
19571,2101,210-3,340
19581,9471,947-4,037
19591,9471,947-6,685
1960s
  • 1962Thailand
  • 1964U.S.A.
  • 1965Australia
  • 1966Switzerland
  • 1968Taiwan

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 1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Number of employees4,2174,6395,8945,6365,5245,5976,7007,6688,1828,938
Number of employees in Japan4,2174,6395,8945,2075,0215,0066,0076,8277,1417,498
Overseas sales (million yen)---1122635198061,1481,0691,481
Domestic sales (million yen)9,7009,9009,10011,30012,90015,10021,50028,30033,10043,006
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
19604,2174,217-9701
19614,6394,639-9905
19625,8945,894-9074
19635,6365,20711211258
19645,5245,02126312,908
19655,5975,00651915,099
19666,7006,00780621,504
19677,6686,8271,14828,255
19688,1827,1411,06933,126
19698,9387,4981,48143,006
1970s
  • 1973Republic of the Philippines

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 1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Number of employees9,6519,97110,42011,92412,90811,73310,35110,73610,33411,054
Number of employees in Japan7,9718,0278,3219,01310,1538,4007,3837,3437,4827,785
Overseas sales (million yen)1,1971,7412,7414,5465,8307,4849,5398,54413,43812,001
Domestic sales (million yen)49,25655,84375,835120,056104,884104,019119,404127,609144,482183,441
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
19709,6517,9711,19749,256
19719,9718,0271,74155,843
197210,4208,3212,74175,835
197311,9249,0134,546120,056
197412,90810,1535,830104,884
197511,7338,4007,484104,019
197610,3517,3839,539119,404
197710,7367,3438,544127,609
197810,3347,4821,3438144,482
197911,0547,78512,001183,441
1980s
  • 1980United Kingdom
  • 1982Mexico
  • 1986Portugal
  • 1986New Zealand
  • 1987Canada
  • 1988Sweden
  • 1988Spain
  • 1988China
  • 1988West Germany (now Germany)
  • 1989Indonesia

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 1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Number of employees11,89812,94114,64615,18917,73620,76225,70033,01640,98844,642
Number of employees in Japan8,1468,6998,6678,6499,1829,77310,16310,45610,70510,939
Overseas sales (million yen)15,57821,39631,60743,07740,81947,48845,78066,333111,759116,554
Domestic sales (million yen)195,266200,184202,938245,451266,881294,430273,533308,192355,712418,250
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
198011,8988,14615,578195,266
198112,9418,69921,396200,184
198214,6468,66731,607202,938
198315,1898,64943,077245,451
198417,7369,18240,819266,881
198520,7629,77347,488294,430
198625,70010,16345,780273,533
198733,01610,45666,333308,192
198840,988 10,705 111,759355,712
198944,64210,939116,554418,250
1990s
  • 1991Belgium
  • 1991Western Samoa (now Samoa)
  • 1991Italy
  • 1994Slovakia
  • 1995Argentina
  • 1995Singapore
  • 1995Turkey
  • 1995Vietnam
  • 1995Colombia
  • 1997India
  • 1997Brazil
  • 1999France
  • 1999The Netherlands
  • 1999Croatia

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 1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Number of employees41,63453,41460,23462,84277,42790,848100,468104,902102,240104,681
Number of employees in Japan11,69013,44213,80113,77213,61713,09012,84510,12012,57611,983
Overseas sales (million yen)121,554115,600149,000177,700168,200261,300340,700388,700346,000323,900
Domestic sales (million yen)470,080520,300513,000470,800498,600491,500535,900522,900483,800482,000
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
199041,63411,690121,554470,080
199153,41413,442115,600520,300
199260,23413,801149,000513,000
199362,84213,772177,700470,800
199477,42713,617168,200498,600
199590,84813,090261,300491,500
1996100,46812,845340,700535,900
1997104,90210,120388,700522,900
1998102,24012,576346,000483,800
1999104,68111,983323,900482,000
2000s
  • 2000Morocco
  • 2001Nicaragua
  • 2001Lithuania
  • 2001Czech Republic
  • 2002Ukraine
  • 2003Romania
  • 2005Uruguay
  • 2006El Salvador
  • 2006Bulgaria
  • 2006South Africa
  • 2009Tunisia
  • 2009South Korea

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 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Number of employees108,070114,362151,923151,984163,315181,532200,073207,698157,000186,900
Number of employees in Japan11,51011,09210,66610,24718,83819,43321,15724,01822,00022,000
Overseas sales (million yen)349,100419,800441,400460,000546,400590,600652,900639,500469,200495,000
Domestic sales (million yen)485,900483,800514,300540,400598,700680,700794,700853,600486,300520,800
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
2000108,07011,510349,100485,900
2001114,36211,092419,800483,800
2002151,92310,666441,400514,300
2003151,98410,247460,000540,400
2004163,31518,838546,400598,700
2005181,53219,433590,600680,700
2006200,07321,157652,900794,700
2007207,69824,018639,500853,600
2008157,00022,000469,200486,300
2009186,90022,000495,000498,600
2010s
  • 2011Poland
  • 2012Cambodia
  • 2012Russia
  • 2012Slovenia
  • 2013Paraguay

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 2010201120122013
Number of employees)192,500226,300250,600257,100
Number of employees in Japan21,30021,40020,80021,200
Overseas sales (million yen)600,100644,300815,600960,000
Domestic sales (million yen)490,200587,700549,900595,700
 Number of employeesNumber of employees in JapanOverseas sales (million yen)Domestic sales (million yen)
2010192,500 21,300 600,100 490,200
2011226,300 21,400 644,300 587,700
2012250,600 20,800 815,600 549,900
2013257,100 21,200 960,000 595,700