Which has higher female share of the labor force, Japan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 45.6% against 45.4% in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Japan and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States of America: Female share of the labor force

Japan

45.4%

in 2025

United States of America

45.6%

in 2025

Japan rank

95th

United States of America rank

92nd

Female share of the labor force over time

Japan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 45.6% against 45.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 92nd of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.3%	44.7%	4.4%	United States of America
2000s	40.9%	45.2%	4.3%	United States of America
2010s	42.8%	45.2%	2.4%	United States of America
2020s	44.8%	45.4%	0.6%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of the labor force, Japan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 45.6% against 45.4% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Japan and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for female share of the labor force?: Japan ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 92nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of the labor force
Unit: %
Source: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the working-age population economically active (employed or unemployed) who are female.