Gender in Japan

226 indicators covering gender for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 2030 down 19.5% 37th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year 2030 down 31.5% 150th
Population 107,155 2030 down 3.3% 10th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 2030 down 3.3% 10th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year 2030 down 203.1% 180th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 2025 down 24.2% 39th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 2025 down 24.7% 39th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 2025 down 24.6% 38th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 2025 down 25.0% 38th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 2025 down 24.2% 37th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 2025 down 24.5% 37th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 2025 down 22.2% 37th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 2025 down 22.6% 37th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 405,844 2025 down 20.9% 36th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,727 2025 down 21.5% 35th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 418,873 2025 down 19.5% 34th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 439,568 2025 down 20.0% 33rd
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.34 2027 down 8.1% 111th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.844 2025 up 8.9% 53rd
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.927 2025 down 1.3% 16th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.715 2025 up 9.2% 94th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.912 2025 up 20.0% 99th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.844 2025 up 8.9% 53rd
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.844 2025 up 8.9% 53rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 313.8% 6th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.844 2025 up 8.9% 53rd
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 1 2025 1st
Prevalence of obesity, female 3.7% 2024 up 21.9% 195th
Prevalence of obesity, male 8.0% 2024 up 54.7% 153rd
Life expectancy at age 60, female 29.48 years 2024 up 3.1% 3rd
Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.43 years 2024 down 29.5% 159th
Share of women who are obese 3.7% 2024 up 21.9% 198th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 15.5% 2024 up 1.3% 197th
Share of overweight men vs. women 33.0% 2024 up 15.7% 147th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.9% 2024 up 0.9% 8th
Share of women who are married or in a union 0.3% 2020 down 47.3% 211th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.9% 156th
Population, annual growth rate -0.4353 % change on previous year 2024 down 228.3% 172nd
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 11.3% 168th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 213.4 kilocalories per day per capita 2022 up 8.2% 75th
Women, Business and the Law Index 78.75 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 107th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 122nd
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 12.8% 184th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 341.55 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 22nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 1.5% 11th
Labor force, female 31.57 million 2025 up 12.0% 8th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2559 units per person 2025 up 15.4% 28th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 unchanged 122nd