In the fiscal year 2022, female employees taking parental leave in Japan received payments for an average of **** months. The average duration of benefit payments for male employees was *** months.
The government provides parental leave benefits through unemployment insurance for employees whose employers do not grant salaries during parental leave.
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MHLW (Japan). (November 13, 2023). Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months)." Chart. November 13, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Duration of Parental Leave Payments Provided by The Government in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2022, by Gender (in Months)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2023, /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan), Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
