Japan vs United States of America: Female employment rate
Japan
55.1%
in 2025
United States of America
54.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
United States of America rank
64th
Female employment rate over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 55.1% against 54.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and United States of America ranks 64th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 37.3% | 13.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 43.0% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 50.3% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 55.4% | 6.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 56.3% | 9.9% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 53.9% | 5.6% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 54.1% | 0.9% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Japan or United States of America?
- Japan, at 55.1% against 54.9% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for female employment rate?
- Japan ranks 62nd and United States of America ranks 64th 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. 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.