Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) rose 2.38% to 8.59% in Japan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Japan reached an all time high of 36.6% in 1980 and an all time low of 8.39% in 2019. When compared to Japan's main peers, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in China amounted to 49.2%, 5.71% in Russia, 22.2% in South Korea and 5.07% in USA in 2020.
Japan has been ranked 145th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce), 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | % | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 48.4% | 48.1% | 47.9% | 47.6% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 7.98% | 7.75% | 7.65% | 7.55% | 7.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 81.4% | 80.4% | 79.4% | 78.2% | 76.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.2% | 9.72% | 9.15% | 8.90% | 8.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 32.7% | 32.9% | 32.6% | 31.6% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 6.22% | 6.26% | 6.36% | 5.47% | 5.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 24.6% | 23.5% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 5.36% | 5.26% | 5.16% | 5.28% | 5.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 69.4% | 65.8% | 64.3% | 62.3% | 60.6% |
Helgi Library 
