In a survey conducted among married women in Japan in July 2022, around 15.6 percent reported living together with their parents or in-laws. The share of married women cohabitating with their own or their husbands' parents has declined over the past decades.
Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022
Questionnaires were distributed in person and, in exceptional cases, mailed to absent households. Completed questionnaires were collected in person or submitted by mail or via the online survey system of the government.
The statistic shows the share of respondents who live with either of the married couples' parents.
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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (August 22, 2023). Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (2023). Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Share of Married Women Living Together with Their Parents or In-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of married women living together with their parents or in-laws in Japan from 2008 to 2022 [Graph], National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418980/japan-married-women-cohabitation-with-parents-or-in-laws/
