number of persons in self-employment reached five million 2023.
In 2017, around 25.4 percent of self-employed persons in Japan were women. The percentage of female self-employed workers rose for the first time since 1982. The annual average Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017
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Cabinet Office Japan. (October 6, 2023). Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017." Chart. October 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of Women among Self-employed Persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/
Cabinet Office Japan, Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Ratio of women among self-employed persons in Japan from 1982 to 2017 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, October 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446352/japan-share-of-female-self-employed-workers/