Japan vs United States: Female employment to population ratio
Japan
55.14
in 2025
United States
54.88
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
United States rank
64th
Female employment to population ratio over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 55.14 against 54.88 in United States, a difference of 0.26.
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 ranks 64th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.17 | 37.33 | 13.84 | Japan |
| 1970s | 46.71 | 43.04 | 3.67 | Japan |
| 1980s | 47.32 | 50.29 | 2.97 | United States |
| 1990s | 48.67 | 55.44 | 6.77 | United States |
| 2000s | 46.42 | 56.3 | 9.88 | United States |
| 2010s | 48.29 | 53.92 | 5.63 | United States |
| 2020s | 53.29 | 54.15 | 0.8553 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment to population ratio, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 55.14 against 54.88 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment to population ratio between Japan and United States?
- 0.26, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for female employment to population ratio?
- Japan ranks 62nd and United States ranks 64th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.