Gender in Japan 226 indicators covering gender for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 unchanged 147th Women Business and the Law Index 78.75 2023 unchanged 108th Women Business and the Law Index 78.75 2023 unchanged 108th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.2% 2025 up 2.9% 150th Share of female employment by economic sector 2.3% 2025 down 30.6% 139th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 3 2023 down 40.0% 182nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 40.3 2019 up 1.0% 68th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 22.5 2019 down 11.8% 190th Total Fertility Rate 1.26 2022 down 10.6% 186th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 64.49 2023 up 3.0% 59th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 15.8% 2025 down 28.9% 121st Women of reproductive age 23.48 million 2023 down 10.7% 17th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 70.4% 2026 up 21.2% 95th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.7% 2020 down 3.9% 155th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 72 2026 up 60.0% 52nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 15.5% 2026 up 63.5% 160th Share of women in ministerial positions 10.0% 2024 down 9.9% 157th Share of women in parliament 15.7% 2025 up 65.7% 146th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 86.7 2015 — 65th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 4.0% 2016 down 34.3% 176th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2016 down 35.7% 167th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 15.7 2024 up 93.2% 145th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.3 ratio 2026 up 57.9% 133rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 92.5% 2025 up 6.7% 125th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 22.5% 2023 down 19.6% 155th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 4,375 2023 down 13.0% 22nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 18.7% 2023 down 3.1% 164th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 22.5% 2023 down 19.6% 168th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 18.6% 2023 down 2.6% 160th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 18.7 2023 down 3.1% 153rd Gender Development Index 0.968 2022 up 1.1% 95th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 14.4% 2025 up 19.5% 135th Gender Inequality Index 0.078 2022 down 38.1% 141st Suicide Rate 17.43 2021 down 25.9% 17th Female migrants 51.4% 2020 down 5.6% 61st Share of temporary employees 31.77 2023 down 7.7% 24th Time-related underemployment, female 5.0% 2020 down 44.3% 36th Time-related underemployment, male 2.2% 2020 down 46.6% 60th Age at first marriage, female 29.2 2015 down 0.7% 35th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 10 2024 down 9.9% 155th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 14.49 2023 up 33.6% 97th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.0% 2019 up 1.7% 141st Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 70.7 2019 down 12.9% 47th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →