Japan: daily time spent working by gender 2021

According to a survey conducted in Japan in March 2021, around 29.6 percent of male and 21.6 percent of female respondents spent an average of eight hours per day working. On average, men reported longer working hours, with about 2.3 percent spending 13 hours or more a day on their jobs.

Average daily time spent working in Japan as of March 2021, by gender

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

March 3 to 11, 2021

Number of respondents

5,234 respondents

Age group

15-89 years

Special properties

2,589 male and 2.645 female respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Including respondents who do not work.

Original question: "Please let us know about your average time allocation per day (please give an average including days you have work and days you do not have work). (Average for the last few months)"

Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.

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