China vs Japan: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , China's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 59.15, compared to Japan's 55.91. That makes China's value 5.8% higher than Japan's.
China
Rank #53 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 59.15
- Year-over-year
- -0.5%
- 10-year change
- -5.5%
- Peak
- 65.40 (2006)
- Trough
- 59.15 (2025)
Japan
Rank #75 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 55.91
- Year-over-year
- +0.6%
- 10-year change
- +13.1%
- Peak
- 55.91 (2025)
- Trough
- 48.03 (2012)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.