Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan
Japan: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan, 2000–2022
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan is 13.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan peaked at 14.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2001.
That places Japan 93rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Japan was 13.3% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Japan ranks 93rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).