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Japan - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 76.97

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

Latest value

76.97 (2025)

Global rank

##21 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1990

1.35×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202025#77#212024 overtook Eritrea2025 overtook Canada
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #77 to #21 (overtook Eritrea). 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 Eritrea in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Canada in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202557.1763.7770.3776.97

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