Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan
Japan: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 84.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan is 84.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan peaked at 84.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1991.
Japan ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.5% | — |
| 1992 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 84.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 84.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 65.5% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 73.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.0% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.5% | 84.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 58 South Africa 84.6% compare
- 59 Latvia 84.5% compare
- 60 Italy 84.5% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 83.9% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 83.8% compare
- 64 Suriname 83.8% compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Japan was 84.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).