Gender Inequality Index in Japan
Japan: Gender Inequality Index was 0.059 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Japan is 0.059, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Japan peaked at 0.167 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.059, in 2023.
Japan ranks 148th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1632 | 0.159 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1458 | 0.123 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1106 | 0.082 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.068 | 0.059 | 0.079 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0856 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1712 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Japan?
- Gender inequality index in Japan was 0.059 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.167 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.059 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for gender inequality index?
- Japan ranks 148th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.