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Japan - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 54.62

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

54.62 (2025)

Global rank

##59 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1991

1.1×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319911996200120062011201620212025#70#592024 overtook Bhutan2025 overtook Paraguay
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Japan climbed from #70 to #59 (overtook Bhutan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2024
Overtook Bhutan in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Paraguay in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202545.848.7451.6854.62

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