Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Japan
Japan: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 26.81 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 26.81 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Japan peaked at 27.08 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.91 %, in 2000.
That places Japan 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.91 % | — |
| 2001 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.23 % | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 17.51 % | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 17.78 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 18.94 % | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 19.82 % | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.14 % | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 20.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.22 % | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.1 % | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 24.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.26 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 24 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.12 % | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26.1 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 25.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.08 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.16 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25.27 % | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 26.91 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 27.08 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.81 % | -1.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 26.81 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 26.81 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.9 %, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.77 % | 13.91 % | 20.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.28 % | 21.22 % | 26.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.52 % | 25.27 % | 27.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Japan?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Japan was 26.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.08 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.91 % in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Japan ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.