Japan vs Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)
Japan
77.0%
in 2025
Upper middle income
60.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
20th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 77.0% against 60.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 63.7% | 5.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 61.5% | 0.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 60.6% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 60.3% | 14.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages), Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 77.0% against 60.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 16.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.