Gender in Japan 226 indicators covering gender for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 14.5% 144th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.5% 160th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 0.7% 148th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3207 % change on previous year 2025 down 37.8% 140th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.5% 2050 up 11.6% 178th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 85.28 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 17th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0397 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.4% 53rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.3014 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.0% 19th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.925 2023 up 1.4% 23rd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 59,059 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 0.6% 32nd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.2% 2025 up 0.2% 51st Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.13 2023 up 0.7% 96th Gender Development Index 0.97 2023 up 1.1% 94th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.97 2023 up 1.1% 94th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.97 2023 up 1.1% 94th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9377 2023 up 1.0% 20th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 21.4% 179th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4334 % change on previous year 2023 up 60.1% 107th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.8 2016 down 0.5% 185th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 15.7% 2025 up 65.8% 139th Population 123.97 million 2024 down 2.6% 12th Life Expectancy at Birth 84.04 2024 up 0.5% 10th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 14.4 2025 up 19.5% 131st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 18.7% 2023 down 3.1% 151st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 18.7% 2023 down 3.1% 153rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 22.5% 2023 down 19.6% 155th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.54 2023 up 0.5% 55th Sex ratio at birth 105.06 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 104th Sex ratio by age 16.17 males per 100 females 2023 up 20.5% 145th Sex ratio at age 5 105.29 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 86th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.06 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 104th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.2% 2023 down 21.5% 226th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 33.6% 2023 up 0.7% 218th Sex ratio at age 60 102.08 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.5% 44th Male population by age group 2.12 million people 2023 down 21.5% 36th Female population by age group 2.02 million people 2023 down 21.3% 37th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →