Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan

Japan: Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the was 5.76 % in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.76 %
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
3rd
of 81 countries
All-time high
11.33 %
in 2012
All-time low
2.86 %
in 2016
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan, 2007–2022

246810122007201420222007: 8.8 %2008: 11 %2009: 6.4 %2010: 6.9 %2011: 11.1 %2012: 11.3 %2013: 5.6 %2014: 5.5 %2015: 3.5 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 4.2 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 5.1 %2021: 6.5 %2022: 5.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan stood at 5.76 %.

That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan peaked at 11.33 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.86 %, in 2016.

Japan ranks 3rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Japan, 2007 to 2022.
Year % Change
2007 8.77 %
2008 11.03 % +25.8%
2009 6.43 % -41.7%
2010 6.91 % +7.5%
2011 11.06 % +60.1%
2012 11.33 % +2.4%
2013 5.64 % -50.2%
2014 5.55 % -1.6%
2015 3.53 % -36.4%
2016 2.86 % -19.0%
2017 4.15 % +45.1%
2018 4.66 % +12.3%
2019 3.69 % -20.8%
2020 5.11 % +38.5%
2021 6.48 % +26.8%
2022 5.76 % -11.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 5.76 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.11 %, 52.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 5.76 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.57 %, 3.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.74 % 6.43 % 11.03 % 3
2010s 5.94 % 2.86 % 11.33 % 10
2020s 5.78 % 5.11 % 6.48 % 3

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  4. 2 Azerbaijan 7.29 % compare
  5. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.62 % compare
  6. 3 Viet Nam 3.85 %
  7. 4 Indonesia 5.75 % compare
  8. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.82 % compare
  9. 5 Croatia 5.2 % compare
  10. 6 Ukraine 5.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan?
Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the in Japan was 5.76 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 11.33 % in 2012.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.86 % in 2016.
How does Japan rank for gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the?
Japan ranks 3rd out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
87 places, 1,256 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.