3,789
Japanese listed companies covered
Every listed company whose latest annual securities report is on EDINET
Japan Human Capital Data
Japan HR statistics
36 quotable statistics on Japan's workforce, computed from the disclosures of 3,789 listed companies and 26,575 unlisted employers, each with its source and a ready-made citation.
36 statistics · 日本語
Using these figures. You may quote any number here with the credit "The Hardest Market, Japan Human Capital Data" and a link to this page. "Copy citation" on each card copies a sentence with the figure, its source and its link. Figures are medians of what employers disclose themselves; how they are built is in the methodology.
Listed companies
From the latest annual securities report of each company, as of 2026-10-06.
8.8%
Women in management, median listed company
Median of 2,782 listed companies reporting their own figure
73.4%
Share of listed companies that disclose women in management
2,782 of 3,789 companies, own figure (not a subsidiary's)
6.8%
Women in management, median listed company with 300+ staff
Median of 1,718 companies
5.9%
Women in management, median listed company with 5,000+ staff
Median of 117 companies; the largest employers have the fewest women managers
13.2%
Women in management, median listed company with fewer than 300 staff
Median of 1,064 companies
70.2%
Women's pay as a share of men's, all employees, median listed company
Median of 2,668 companies; averages across the workforce, not pay for the same job
74.6%
Women's pay as a share of men's, regular employees, median listed company with 1,000+ staff
Median of 732 companies
69.2%
Women's pay as a share of men's, non-regular employees, median listed company
Median of 2,464 companies
82.4%
Fathers taking childcare leave, median listed company
Median of 2,398 companies; rates above 100% occur because leave can be for a child born the year before
85.0%
Fathers taking childcare leave, median listed company with 1,000+ staff
Median of 707 companies
21.1%
Share of listed companies with 1,000+ staff reporting fathers’ leave of 100% or more
149 of 707 companies
¥6.61M
Average annual salary, median listed company
Median of 3,742 companies; the parent company's own employees, usually including bonuses
¥21.78M
Highest average salary: Keyence Corporation
Among listed companies with 300+ staff
41.5 yrs
Average employee age, median listed company
Median of 3,744 companies
12.6 yrs
Average tenure, median listed company
Median of 3,743 companies
Unlisted employers
From MHLW's women's-advancement database, as of 2026-10-06.
26,575
Unlisted employers with 101+ staff covered
Those reporting women in management, the pay gap or fathers’ leave
11.1%
Women in management, median unlisted employer
Median of 23,321 employers
10.4%
Women in management, median unlisted employer with 1,000+ staff
Median of 2,819 employers
73.0%
Women's pay as a share of men's, all employees, median unlisted employer
Median of 21,772 employers
77.5%
Women's pay as a share of men's, regular employees, median unlisted employer
Median of 21,653 employers
68.0%
Fathers taking childcare leave, median unlisted employer
Median of 5,245 employers reporting for their whole workforce or all regular staff
7.5%
Women among officers, median unlisted employer
Median of 9,853 employers
42.0%
Women among new hires, median unlisted employer
Median of 8,543 employers reporting for their whole workforce or all regular staff
8.7%
Unlisted employers holding an Eruboshi certification for women’s advancement
2,317 of 26,575 employers
11.6%
Unlisted employers holding a Kurumin certification for childcare support
3,091 of 26,575 employers
Foreign subsidiaries in Japan
Unlisted Japan entities of foreign groups, with parent and country confirmed.
390
Japan subsidiaries of foreign groups identified
Unlisted employers with 101+ staff, parent and country confirmed
21.2%
Women in management, median foreign subsidiary
Median of 336 subsidiaries
11.0%
Women in management, median Japanese-owned unlisted employer
Median of 22,985 employers, for comparison with foreign subsidiaries
21.3%
Women in management, median foreign subsidiary with 301+ staff
Median of 224 subsidiaries
Working hours, leave and tenure
Self-reported to MHLW; read the lowest and highest figures with the company page.
11.6 hrs
Average monthly overtime, median unlisted employer
Median of 8,914 employers; self-reported
14.2 hrs
Average monthly overtime, median employer with 1,000+ staff
Median of 1,957 listed and unlisted employers reporting one hour or more
73.5%
Paid leave taken, median unlisted employer
Median of 4,179 employers
74.8%
Paid leave taken, median employer with 1,000+ staff
Median of 686 listed and unlisted employers
13.3 yrs
Average tenure of men, median unlisted employer
Median of 5,044 employers reporting for their whole workforce or all regular staff
10.6 yrs
Average tenure of women, median unlisted employer
Median of 5,047 employers reporting for their whole workforce or all regular staff
Sources: annual securities reports on EDINET (as of 2026-10-06) and MHLW's women's-advancement database open data (as of 2026-10-06). Figures were extracted, standardised and checked by The Hardest Market; the original filings are authoritative.