Japan vs Luxembourg: Female employment rate
Japan
55.1%
in 2025
Luxembourg
54.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Luxembourg rank
65th
Female employment rate over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Japan currently reports 55.1% against 54.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Luxembourg ranks 65th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6% | 33.0% | 14.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 36.2% | 12.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.7% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 50.2% | 1.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 54.6% | 1.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Japan, at 55.1% against 54.6% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for female employment rate?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Luxembourg ranks 65th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. 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.