Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan
Japan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 92.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan is 92.5%, 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 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan peaked at 92.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1991.
That places Japan 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.9% | — |
| 1992 | 77.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 78.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 92.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 92.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.7%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 75.9% | 82.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 89.2% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.3% | 92.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More work & labour data for Japan
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Japan was 92.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.