Japan vs Low & middle income: Labor force, female, per capita

Japan
0.2559 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.1724 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Low & middle income rank
30th

Labor force, female, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
00.10.20.3199020072025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2559 units per person against 0.1724 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0835 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2152 units per person 0.1653 units per person 0.0499 units per person Japan
2000s 0.2143 units per person 0.1714 units per person 0.0428 units per person Japan
2010s 0.2236 units per person 0.1687 units per person 0.055 units per person Japan
2020s 0.2479 units per person 0.1694 units per person 0.0785 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 Low & middle income?
Japan, at 0.2559 units per person against 0.1724 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.0835 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
Japan ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 30th 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

Indicator
Labor force, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.