In 2021, there were around **** thousand households with mothers and unmarried children under 18 years in Japan. About ** percent of those households had mothers who were employed.
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MHLW (Japan). (September 9, 2022). Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021." Chart. September 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of Households with Working Mothers and Unmarried Children under 18 Years to Total Households with Unmarried Minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan), Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
