Gender in Japan 226 indicators covering gender for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.4% 2019 up 4.2% 156th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 unchanged 81st Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,950 2019 down 6.9% 18th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 117 2019 up 0.9% 87th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 128 2019 up 0.8% 73rd Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 235.36 2019 down 9.6% 180th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% 2026 up 56.2% 142nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 4 2015 unchanged 106th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99.8 2021 unchanged 30th Low pay rate 10.67 2025 down 20.7% 70th Number of daily smokers, men and women 17.95 million 2012 down 25.2% 7th Age at first marriage, male 30.5 2015 down 1.9% 44th Female homicide victims 144 homicides 2023 down 24.6% 34th Female homicide rate 0.2262 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 22.7% 125th Male homicide victims 141 homicides 2023 down 21.2% 55th Male homicide rate 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 19.0% 130th Share of women using contraceptives 58.3% 2021 up 6.6% 53rd Human trafficking victims 66 number 2024 up 164.0% 74th Human trafficking victims 66 number 2024 up 164.0% 74th Global Gender Gap Index 0.6496 2022 down 0.5% 118th Care employees 12,825 2023 up 22.5% 3rd Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 36.11 2025 down 10.8% 50th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 10.74 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 1.1% 70th Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th 13.3% 2022 up 17.3% 99th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 14.4 2025 up 19.5% 68th Employees in STEM occupations 6,976 2023 up 37.2% 3rd Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.57 ratio 2026 up 29.5% 38th Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women 13.3% 2022 up 17.3% 93rd Rural population, female 3.4% 2015 down 53.6% 181st Rural population, male 3.1% 2015 down 53.7% 183rd Urban population, female 48.0% 2015 up 9.2% 8th Urban population, male 45.5% 2015 up 8.2% 17th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 14.49 2023 up 27.3% 56th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 30.0% 39th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 52.8% 2021 up 35.3% 45th Average effective age of retirement for women 69.1 years 2018 up 3.3% 3rd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS 14.4% 2025 up 19.5% 65th Maternal leave benefits 67.0% 2017 unchanged 118th Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 13.3% 2022 up 16.5% 50th Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and 0.727 2024 up 2.5% 44th Average age of women at marriage 29.4 years 2020 up 2.1% 27th Representation of women in the judiciary 0.51 ratio 2025 up 10.9% 41st Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency 0.9947 2023 down 0.9% 31st Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 17.8% 2025 up 38.0% 22nd Working age foreign citizens 3,464 2024 up 63.2% 7th Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone 94 2022 up 16.0% 18th ← Previous Page 4 of 4