Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Japan
Japan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 50.44 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Japan is 50.44 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Japan peaked at 52.9 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 48.26 %, in 2008.
That places Japan 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.83 % | — |
| 2001 | 52.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.14 % | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 49.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.26 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.63 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 50.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.27 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.02 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 50.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.29 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.66 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.42 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.99 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.47 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 50.44 % | -0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 50.44 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.2 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 50.44 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.09 %, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.23 % | 48.26 % | 52.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.72 % | 50.15 % | 51.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.68 % | 50.44 % | 50.99 % | 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 share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Japan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Japan was 50.44 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.26 % in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.