Japan vs Republic of Korea: Labor force, female, per capita
Japan
0.2559 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.2563 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Republic of Korea rank
26th
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2563 units per person against 0.2559 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2152 units per person | 0.1819 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2143 units per person | 0.201 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2236 units per person | 0.2222 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2479 units per person | 0.2467 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2563 units per person against 0.2559 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0004 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- Japan ranks 28th and Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.