In 2022, the number of women who were not part of the Japanese labor force amounted to approximately 26.1 million, decreasing slightly compared to the previous year. From 2013 to 2022, this figure shrank by more than three million.
Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in millions)
The source defines the employed and unemployed population aged 15 years and older as labor force. Not in labor force includes persons 15 years and older attending school, stay-at-home men and women, retired persons, etc., who are neither working or seeking employment.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 21, 2023). Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Women Not in The Labor Force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of women not in the labor force in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/643497/japan-female-not-in-labor-force/
