Reluctance to give up their freedom was a common reason why single women in Japan did not want to marry. According to a survey conducted between December 2021 and January 2022, around 56.6 percent did not want to be tied down to marriage, while a similar share of female respondents cited the lack of a potential partner as a reason for not getting married.
Leading reasons for not getting married among women in Japan as of January 2022
among respondents were not married; including those who were in a de facto marriage
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Please select the reasons why you do not actively want to get married in the future that apply to you. (Multiple answers possible)."
The statistic displays the share of respondents to whom the respective statement applied fully or somewhat.
The sample was selected based on the distribution of marital status, gender, and age in Eastern and Western Japan in the 2020 population census.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 14, 2022). Leading reasons for not getting married among women in Japan as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1320452/japan-most-common-reasons-not-getting-married-women/
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