Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Japan
Japan: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 12.81 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Japan is 12.81 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Japan peaked at 13.08 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.77 %, in 2005.
That places Japan 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.09 % | — |
| 2001 | 9.33 % | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 9.85 % | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.89 % | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 5.21 % | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.77 % | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.99 % | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 6.24 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.86 % | +67.1% |
| 2010 | 10.73 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.7 % | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 11.54 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.14 % | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11.57 % | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.04 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.63 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.82 % | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 13.08 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.87 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.43 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.81 % | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.37 % | 4.77 % | 10.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 % | 10.73 % | 13.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 % | 12.35 % | 12.81 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Georgia 14.09 % compare
- 1 Viet Nam 1.73 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire -8.9 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania -1.02 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -4.18 % compare
- 3 Slovakia 12.7 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -9.54 % compare
- 4 Portugal 10.48 % compare
- 5 France 9.26 % compare
- 5 Türkiye -11.12 % compare
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 the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Japan?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Japan was 12.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.08 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 % in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.