In 2021, there were around 10.4 thousand households with mothers and unmarried children under 18 years in Japan. About 76 percent of those households had mothers who were employed.
Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021
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MHLW (Japan). (September 9, 2022). Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021." Chart. September 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan). "Ratio of Households with Working Mothers and Unmarried Children under 18 Years to Total Households with Unmarried Minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/
MHLW (Japan), Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Ratio of households with working mothers and unmarried children under 18 years to total households with unmarried minors in Japan from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319212/japan-share-households-working-mothers-underage-children/