Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Japan
Japan: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.3 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2025
All-time low
0.19
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Japan, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.9% over ten years.
Japan ranks 133rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.19 | — |
| 2022 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2026 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Japan?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Japan was 0.3 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Japan ranks 133rd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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