Researchers (HC) - % Female in Japan
Japan: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 18.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Japan, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Japan is 18.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Japan peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2001.
That places Japan 102nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More science & technology data for Japan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 96,543 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.2648 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3033 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -5.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 178.43 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 66,748 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Japan?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Japan was 18.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Japan ranks 102nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release