Japan vs Lithuania: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024
Japan
55.1%
in 2025
Lithuania
55.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Lithuania rank
59th
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 55.2% against 55.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Lithuania ranks 59th of 172 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 49.2% | 1.1% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.9% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 49.6% | 1.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 54.5% | 1.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024, Japan or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 55.2% against 55.1% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Lithuania ranks 59th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.