Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan
Japan: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
22nd
of 23 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2025
All-time low
12.9%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Japan ranks 22nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 17.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 57% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Kazakhstan 23.0% compare
- 20 State of Palestine 21.0% compare
- 21 Thailand 20.6% compare
- 23 Israel 17.1% 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)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Japan was 17.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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