In 2021, the weekly average time spent on working among participants living in Japan reached 159 minutes per day for women and 281 minutes per day for men. This equaled around two hours and 39 minutes and four hours and 41 minutes respectively.
Weekly average duration of work among people in Japan from 1976 to 2021, by gender
(in minutes)
foreigners living in Japan are included; working and nonworking population included
Method of interview
Questionnaire and personal interview
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2021 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2016 n=200,000
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
Methodologies/sample rates of surveys prior to 1996 are not shown by the source.
Publication date given here is the day of the last update.
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e-Stat (Japan). (September 20, 2017). Weekly average duration of work among people in Japan from 1976 to 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/868558/japan-time-spent-work-weekly-average-by-gender/
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