In 2022, around 80 percent of female employees in Japan who bore a child in the previous year, and more than 17 percent of male employees were taking parental leave. Although the childcare leave acquisition rate of male employees who newly became parents remained much lower compared to that of female employees, the rate increased continuously since 2012.
Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender
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MHLW (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of Employees Taking Parental Leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan), Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Ratio of employees taking parental leave in Japan from 1996 to 2022, by gender [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232867/japan-parental-leave-acquisition-rate-by-gender/