Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Japan
Japan: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 2001
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Japan is 80, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Japan peaked at 80 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.
That places Japan 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 | — |
| 1971 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 105 Benin 80 compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 80 compare
- 105 Bahamas 80 compare
- 105 Bhutan 80 compare
- 105 Central African Republic 80 compare
- 105 Chile 80 compare
- 105 Côte d'Ivoire 80 compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 80 compare
- 105 Estonia 80 compare
- 105 Ethiopia 80 compare
- 105 Gabon 80 compare
- 105 Guatemala 80 compare
- 105 Guyana 80 compare
- 105 Honduras 80 compare
- 105 Italy 80 compare
- 105 Cambodia 80 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 80 compare
- 105 Madagascar 80 compare
- 105 Myanmar 80 compare
- 105 Mauritius 80 compare
- 105 Panama 80 compare
- 105 Peru 80 compare
- 105 Russian Federation 80 compare
- 105 El Salvador 80 compare
- 105 San Marino 80 compare
- 105 South Sudan 80 compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 80 compare
- 105 Suriname 80 compare
- 105 Thailand 80 compare
- 105 Timor-Leste 80 compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 80 compare
- 105 Türkiye 80 compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 80 compare
- 105 Uruguay 80 compare
- 105 Vanuatu 80 compare
- 105 Zambia 80 compare
- 105 Zimbabwe 80 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 women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Japan?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Japan was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2001.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
- Japan ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.