In the fiscal year 2022, the total amount of provided parental leave payments in Japan exceeded 695 billion Japanese yen, indicating a continuous growth since fiscal 2014. Over 92 percent of the benefits were distributed to female employees. The government provides parental leave benefits through unemployment insurance for employees whose employers do not grant salaries during parental leave.
Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022
(in billion Japanese yen)
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MHLW (Japan). (November 13, 2023). Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/
MHLW (Japan). "Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/
MHLW (Japan). "Annual Amount of Parental Leave Payments Provided by The Government in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2022 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/
MHLW (Japan), Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Annual amount of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237240/japan-amount-parental-leave-payments/
