Changes in the Number of Lawyers in Japan, 1950-2018

The following data show the changes in the number of lawyers in Japan between 1950 and 2018.

Table: Changes in the number of lawyers in Japan between 1950 and 2018

Year	Lawyers	Female Lawyers	Percentage of Female Lawyers
1950	5,827	6	0.1%
1951	5,804	6	0.1%
1952	5,822	9	0.2%
1953	5,836	9	0.2%
1954	5,837	10	0.2%
1955	5,899	11	0.2%
1956	5,967	14	0.2%
1957	6,009	17	0.3%
1958	6,100	24	0.4%
1959	6,217	31	0.5%
1960	6,321	42	0.7%
1961	6,439	46	0.7%
1962	6,604	54	0.8%
1963	6,732	60	0.9%
1964	6,849	69	1.0%
1965	7,082	86	1.2%
1966	7,343	105	1.4%
1967	7,645	128	1.7%
1968	7,918	149	1.9%
1969	8,198	166	2.0%
1970	8,478	180	2.1%
1971	8,797	197	2.2%
1972	9,106	224	2.5%
1973	9,541	254	2.7%
1974	9,830	279	2.8%
1975	10,115	303	3.0%
1976	10,421	330	3.2%
1977	10,689	344	3.2%
1978	10,977	362	3.3%
1979	11,206	384	3.4%
1980	11,441	420	3.7%
1981	11,624	446	3.8%
1982	11,888	477	4.0%
1983	12,132	514	4.2%
1984	12,377	554	4.5%
1985	12,604	590	4.7%
1986	12,830	620	4.8%
1987	13,074	654	5.0%
1988	13,288	694	5.2%
1989	13,541	721	5.3%
1990	13,800	766	5.6%
1991	14,080	811	5.8%
1992	14,329	846	5.9%
1993	14,596	894	6.1%
1994	14,809	938	6.3%
1995	15,108	996	6.6%
1996	15,456	1,070	6.9%
1997	15,866	1,176	7.4%
1998	16,305	1,295	7.9%
1999	16,731	1,398	8.4%
2000	17,126	1,530	8.9%
2001	18,243	1,849	10.1%
2002	18,838	2,063	11.0%
2003	19,508	2,273	11.7%
2004	20,224	2,448	12.1%
2005	21,185	2,648	12.5%
2006	22,021	2,859	13.0%
2007	23,119	3,152	13.6%
2008	25,041	3,599	14.4%
2009	26,930	4,127	15.3%
2010	28,789	4,660	16.2%
2011	30,485	5,115	16.8%
2012	32,088	5,595	17.4%
2013	33,624	5,936	17.7%
2014	35,045	6,336	18.1%
2015	36,415	6,618	18.2%
2016	37,680	6,896	18.3%
2017	38,980	7,179	18.4%
2018	40,066	7,462	18.6%