In 2023, around 10.3 percent of male full-time employees in Japan worked 60 hours or more per week, compared to 4.5 percent of female full-time employees. The share of regular employees working 60 hours or more a week was highest among men in their forties.
Share of full-time employees working 60 hours or more per week in Japan 2023, by age and gender
excluding employees in the agriculture and forestry industry
Supplementary notes
Full-time employees refer to people who work for wages or salaries for 40 hours or more a week as employees of companies, associations, governments or unincorporated enterprises.
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MHLW (Japan). (October 11, 2024). Share of full-time employees working 60 hours or more per week in Japan 2023, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858359/japan-percentage-people-working-60-hours-or-more-per-week-by-age-gender/
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