Labor force, female, per capita in Japan
Japan: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2559 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.2559 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.2559 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2096 units per person, in 1990.
Japan ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2096 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2136 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2151 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2146 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.215 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2151 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2162 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2184 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.218 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2163 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2155 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2154 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2132 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2128 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2137 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2145 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2148 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2149 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2155 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2146 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2146 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2181 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2204 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2217 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2256 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2296 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.236 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2403 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.24 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2422 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.246 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2497 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2538 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2559 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2152 units per person | 0.2096 units per person | 0.2184 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2143 units per person | 0.2123 units per person | 0.2156 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2236 units per person | 0.2146 units per person | 0.2403 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2479 units per person | 0.24 units per person | 0.2559 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 25 Solomon Islands 0.2567 units per person compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 0.2563 units per person compare
- 27 Cyprus 0.256 units per person compare
- 29 Latvia 0.2556 units per person compare
- 30 Sweden 0.2554 units per person compare
- 31 Madagascar 0.254 units per person compare
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Japan?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Japan was 0.2559 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2559 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2096 units per person in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.