Japan vs Spain: Share of women who are married or in a union
Japan
0.3%
in 2020
Spain
0.2%
in 2021
Japan rank
211th
Spain rank
214th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 221 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.3% | 2.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Japan and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Japan ranks 211th and Spain ranks 214th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.