In 2024, the number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan amounted to around 5.1 million households. The decrease of such households indicated an increasing participation of women in the labor market.
Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024
(in millions)
Households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife refer to households in which the husband is employed in a non-agriculture and forestry
sector and the wife is not employed (not in labor force and unemployed).
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The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. (March 18, 2025). Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. "Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. March 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. (2025). Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. "Number of Households Consisting of An Employed Husband and a Non-working Wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Number of households consisting of an employed husband and a non-working wife in Japan from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, March 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857233/japan-single-income-households/
