Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan
Japan: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.51 ratio in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.51 ratio
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
41st
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.51 ratio
in 2025
All-time low
0.46 ratio
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan, 2020–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2025, representation of women in the judiciary in Japan stood at 0.51 ratio. 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 | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.46 ratio | — |
| 2021 | 0.47 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.49 ratio | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.49 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 ratio | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.51 ratio | +2.0% |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Jordan 0.61 ratio compare
- 39 Liechtenstein 0.57 ratio
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 0.56 ratio
- 42 Palestine, State of 0.47 ratio compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.36 ratio
- 44 Togo 0.29 ratio
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 representation of women in the judiciary in Japan?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Japan was 0.51 ratio in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 ratio 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).