Which prefecture has the highest Share of dual-income households in Japan?

As of 2020, Fukui has the highest Share of dual-income households at 34.7% among all 47 prefectures.

Which prefecture has the lowest Share of dual-income households?

Tokyo has the lowest Share of dual-income households at 17.4% (2020).

What is the national average of Share of dual-income households?

The simple average across all 47 prefectures is 26.5% (2020), based on Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (F: Labour).

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Share of dual-income households

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Share of households where both spouses work. A contextual metric shaped by geography and industry, with no better-or-worse.

Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (F: Labour)

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In 2020, Fukui recorded the highest Share of dual-income households (34.7%) and Tokyo the lowest (17.4%) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 26.5%. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (F: Labour).

—TokyoKanto17.4%
—OsakaKinki18.8%
—KyotoKinki20.6%
—OkinawaOkinawa20.6%
—HokkaidoHokkaido20.7%
—FukuokaKyushu21.6%
—KanagawaKanto21.9%
—HyogoKinki22.8%
—ChibaKanto23.1%
—KochiShikoku23.4%
—EhimeShikoku23.8%
—YamaguchiChugoku24.1%
—NaraKinki24.1%
—SaitamaKanto24.3%
—MiyagiTohoku24.6%
—KagoshimaKyushu24.9%
—HiroshimaChugoku25.0%
—OitaKyushu25.4%
—OkayamaChugoku25.7%
—WakayamaKinki25.8%
—AichiChubu25.8%
—TokushimaShikoku25.9%
—NagasakiKyushu26.0%
—KagawaShikoku26.4%
—MiyazakiKyushu26.5%
—IbarakiKanto26.7%
—AomoriTohoku27.0%
—FukushimaTohoku27.4%
—TochigiKanto27.4%
—KumamotoKyushu27.6%
—MieKinki27.6%
—GunmaKanto28.4%
—ShigaKinki28.5%
—IwateTohoku28.7%
—ShizuokaChubu29.0%
—YamanashiChubu29.3%
—AkitaTohoku29.4%
—IshikawaChubu30.0%
—TottoriChugoku30.0%
—GifuChubu30.9%
—SagaKyushu30.9%
—NiigataChubu31.0%
—ShimaneChugoku31.2%
—NaganoChubu31.4%
—ToyamaChubu32.8%
—YamagataTohoku34.4%
—FukuiChubu34.7%

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Economy · National ranking

Dual-income householdsAs of 2020Official latest

Share of households where both spouses work. A contextual metric shaped by geography and industry, with no better-or-worse.

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1Fukui
34.7%
2Yamagata
34.4%
3Toyama
32.8%
4Nagano
31.4%
5Shimane
31.2%
6Niigata
31.0%
7Saga
30.9%
8Gifu
30.9%
9Tottori
30.0%
10Ishikawa
30.0%
11Akita
29.4%
12Yamanashi
29.3%
13Shizuoka
29.0%
14Iwate
28.7%
15Shiga
28.5%
16Gunma
28.4%
17Mie
27.6%
18Kumamoto
27.6%
19Tochigi
27.4%
20Fukushima
27.4%

FAQ — Share of dual-income households

Which prefecture has the highest Share of dual-income households in Japan?: As of 2020, Fukui has the highest Share of dual-income households at 34.7% among all 47 prefectures.
Which prefecture has the lowest Share of dual-income households?: Tokyo has the lowest Share of dual-income households at 17.4% (2020).
What is the national average of Share of dual-income households?: The simple average across all 47 prefectures is 26.5% (2020), based on Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (F: Labour).

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