In a survey conducted in June 2021, women in Tokyo Metropolis reported spending an average of 124 minutes per weekday on housework and shopping. Women spent twice as much time on household chores as men, who invested 62 minutes on average per weekday.
Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender
(in minutes)
among residents of Tokyo Metropolis; single answer format
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*2,500 male and 2,500 female respondents, including 1,000 women and 1,000 men with pre-school age children who live with their spouse.
Original question: "How much time (on average) do you spend on weekdays (Monday through Friday) for housework, shopping, nursing or elderly care, and child care? (Child care is for those who have a pre-school child)."
Tokyo metropolis is one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. It consists of 23 special wards and 39 other municipalities, including 26 cities, five towns, and eight villages.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (November 26, 2021). Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. November 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (2021). Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Average Time Spent on Household Chores and Care Labor per Weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Average time spent on household chores and care labor per weekday in Tokyo Metropolis as of June 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, November 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318912/japan-time-spent-housework-care-tokyo-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
