Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 55.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 55.9% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 55.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2012.
Japan ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.1% | — |
| 1991 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 49.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.1% | 55.9% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 55.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).