In 2019, the combined sector of financing and insurance, real estate and services recorded the largest number of female workers in Japan, employing more than 14.2 million women. It was followed by wholesale and retail trade, which included eating and drinking places, with almost 7.7 million women employed.
Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry
(in millions)
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 6, 2020). Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions)." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Female Workers in Japan in 2018, by Industry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
