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Female labour force participation rate in Japan

Latest: 55.9%
Previous: 55.6%
Change: +0.31 (+0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	50.1%
Dec 31, 1991	50.6%
Dec 31, 1992	50.7%
Dec 31, 1993	50.3%
Dec 31, 1994	50.1%
Dec 31, 1995	49.9%
Dec 31, 1996	50.0%
Dec 31, 1997	50.3%
Dec 31, 1998	50.1%
Dec 31, 1999	49.5%
Dec 31, 2000	49.2%
Dec 31, 2001	49.1%
Dec 31, 2002	48.5%
Dec 31, 2003	48.2%
Dec 31, 2004	48.2%
Dec 31, 2005	48.3%
Dec 31, 2006	48.4%
Dec 31, 2007	48.4%
Dec 31, 2008	48.4%
Dec 31, 2009	48.4%
Dec 31, 2010	48.3%
Dec 31, 2011	48.1%
Dec 31, 2012	48.0%
Dec 31, 2013	48.7%
Dec 31, 2014	49.2%
Dec 31, 2015	49.4%
Dec 31, 2016	50.2%
Dec 31, 2017	51.0%
Dec 31, 2018	52.4%
Dec 31, 2019	53.2%
Dec 31, 2020	53.1%
Dec 31, 2021	53.5%
Dec 31, 2022	54.2%
Dec 31, 2023	54.8%
Dec 31, 2024	55.6%
Dec 31, 2025	55.9%

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