What Time Japanese People Leave Home To Go To Work

In 2011, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications researched how Japanese people use their time. According to it, an average Japanese man leaves home to go to work around 8. And an average Japanese woman leaves home around 9. There is almost one hour difference between men and women in terms of the departure time. There is no such difference in get-up time, go-to-bed time, and breakfast/dinner time.

Table : Average time of leaving home to go to work among Japanese people 

	Number of samples	Population 15 years and over (1000)	Participation rate in going to work (％)	Average time of going to work
Men	20,937	38,071	88.6	8:06
Women	17,204	28,801	79.5	8:55

The data below shows the breakdown of time leaving home to go to work on weekdays.

Men's data:

Time	%
0-5	2.92
5-6	4.43
6-7	17.34
7-8	38.13
8-9	20.55
9-10	5.58
10-11	1.82
11-12	0.93
12-13	0.98
13-14	1.20
14-15	0.97
15-16	0.86
16-17	0.96
17-18	0.76
18-19	0.85
19-24	1.70

Women's data:

Time	%
0-5	1.15
5-6	1.71
6-7	5.44
7-8	25.21
8-9	35.09
9-10	13.42
10-11	4.68
11-12	2.10
12-13	2.29
13-14	1.88
14-15	1.63
15-16	1.64
16-17	1.33
17-18	0.69
18-19	0.61
19-24	1.09

Source is Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?bid=000001040668&cycode=0

www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/Xlsdl.do?sinfid=000014894664

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