The statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted every five years since 1976 about the weekly average time spent on social interactions among people living in Japan, sorted by gender. In 2016, male respondents spent on average 15 minutes per day on socializing. In the same year, female respondents spent on average four minutes more on their social life than men.
Weekly average time spent on social interactions among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender
(in minutes)
foreigners living in Japan are included; working and nonworking population included
Method of interview
Questionnaire and personal interview
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
Methodologies/sample rates of surveys prior to 1996 are not shown by the source.
Publication date given here is the day of the last update.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 20, 2017). Weekly average time spent on social interactions among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874804/japan-time-spent-social-life-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Weekly average time spent on social interactions among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. September 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874804/japan-time-spent-social-life-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2017). Weekly average time spent on social interactions among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874804/japan-time-spent-social-life-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Weekly Average Time Spent on Social Interactions among People in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874804/japan-time-spent-social-life-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Weekly average time spent on social interactions among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874804/japan-time-spent-social-life-weekly-average-by-gender/ (last visited January 25, 2022)
