Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan
Japan: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.51
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
41st
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.51
in 2025
All-time low
0.46
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan, 2020–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, representation of women in the judiciary in Japan stood at 0.51. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Japan ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.46 | — |
| 2021 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.49 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.51 | +2.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.51 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.51 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Jordan 0.61 compare
- 39 Liechtenstein 0.57
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 0.56
- 42 Palestine 0.47 compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.36
- 44 Togo 0.29
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 the judiciary in Japan?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan was 0.51 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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