In 2021, the ratio of women was most prominent among service workers in Japan, with about 68.5 percent of all service staff in the country being female employees. That year, the total active workforce in Japan amounted to approximately 67.13 million, of which around 44.7 percent were women.
Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation
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Statistics on Women in Japan
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Marriage and family
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Crime
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Women's representation
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 21, 2022). Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of Women among Employees in Japan in 2021, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Percentage of women among employees in Japan in 2021, by occupation [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/644592/japan-female-employees-share-by-occupation/