Social Data

Social Data

Last Updated
24 April, 2025

Hiring and Treatment of Human Resources

Number of Employees (Canon Group)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Japan 72,338 70,924 69,455 68,532 70,126
Male - - 55,454 54,463 54,051
Female - - 14,001 14,069 16,075
Other - - 0 0 0
Americas 15,307 15,066 15,771 15,945 14,606
Male - - 10,633 10,762 9,423
Female - - 5,131 5,166 5,167
Other - - 7 17 16
Europe 22,578 22,363 22,214 22,651 22,569
Male - - 15,591 15,959 15,842
Female - - 6,553 6,674 6,672
Other - - 70 18 55
Asia and Oceania 71,674 75,681 73,335 62,023 63,039
Male - - 32,391 25,587 27,051
Female - - 40,944 36,428 35,944
Other - - 0 8 44
Total 181,897 184,034 180,775 169,151 170,340
Male - - 114,069
(63.1%)
106,771
(63.1%)
106,367
(62.4%)
Female - - 66,629
(36.9%)
62,337
(36.9%)
63,858
(37.5%)
Other - - 77
(0.0%)
43
(0.0%)
115
(0.1%)
  • * ( ) Percentage of total employees.

2024 Number of Employees by Employment Type (Gender) (Canon Group)

  Male Female Other Total
Regular Employees Full time 100,047 55,947 88 156,082
(91.6%)
Part time 1,317 1,962 3 3,282
(1.9%)
Non-regular Employees Full time 4,847 4,551 10 9,408
(5.5%)
Part time 156 1,398 14 1,568
(0.9%)
  • * ( ) Percentage of total employees.

2024 Number of Employees by Employment Type (Region) (Canon Group)

  Japan Americas Europe Asia and
Oceania
Total
Regular Employees Full time 67,430 14,429 19,742 54,481 156,082
Part time 798 126 2,231 127 3,282
Non-regular Employees Full time 483 45 463 8,417 9,408
Part time 1,415 6 133 14 1,568

Breakdown of Employees (Canon Inc.)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total number of employees 25,713 25,377 24,717 23,931 23,457
By gender Male 21,534 21,215 20,573 19,899 19,429
Female 4,179 4,162 4,144 4,032 4,028
By age group Under 30 3,116 3,072 2,897 2,617 2,489
30s 5,507 5,021 4,658 4,225 3,995
40s 7,243 7,196 7,120 6,968 6,819
50s 8,158 8,153 7,769 7,532 7,405
60 and over 1,689 1,935 2,273 2,589 2,749

Number of New Hires and Employees Leaving the Company (Canon Inc.)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Newly hired employees Male 548 305 271 257 367
Percentage of male 76.4 83.1 74.2 71.2 77.3
Female 169 62 94 104 108
Percentage of female 23.6 16.9 25.8 28.8 22.7
Total 717 367 365 361 475
Employees voluntarily leaving the company/Voluntary turnover rate Employees voluntarily leaving the company 462 448 474 485 424
Voluntary turnover rate 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9

Results of Employee Opinion Survey (Canon Inc.)

(%)

  2018 2021 2023
Percentage of positive responses* 47 49 50
  • * Percentage of positive responses for categories related to engagement, such as a sense of fulfillment, personal growth, and a comfortable working environment.

2024 Ratio of Internationalization (Canon Group Companies Outside Japan)

(%)

  Americas Europe Asia (excluding Japan)
Presidents 39 86 36
Managers 87 93 92
  • * Share of non-Japanese appointed as presidents and managers.
  • * Survey targeting major marketing companies in each region.

Average service years (Canon Inc.)

(year)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male 19.5 19.8 19.9 20.0 20.0
Female 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.3 19.1
Percentage difference in average employment years for female to male employees -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -3.5 -4.5

2024 Comparison of Canon’s Minimum Wage to Local Minimum Wage

 

  Japan U.S. China
Local minimum monthly wage 174,000 yen 2,080 dollars 2,163 renminbi
Canon Standard minimum monthly wage 192,000 yen 2,340 dollars 2,784 renminbi
Ratio compared to local minimum wage 110 113 129
  • * Figures represent wages for leading manufacturing companies in each region, not average wages.

2024 Base Salary and Total Salary per Employee by Gender (Canon Inc.)

 

  Female : Male
Base pay Management 100 : 105
Non-management employees 100 : 115
Total pay Management 100 : 106
Non-management employees 100 : 123
  • * Compensation scheme is identical between male and female. Differences between male and female are due to roles, positions, and age distribution.

Percentage of Taking Paid Leave per Employee (Canon Inc.)

(%)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Percentage of Taking Paid Leave 82.0 82.0 90.5 88.5 88.0

Annual Hours Worked per Employee (Canon Inc.)

(Hrs)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total hours worked 1,720 1,745 1,740 1,734 1,730
  • * Regular/post-retirement employee survey data (Canon Inc.)
  • * 2020 includes managers’ overtime hours

Average Monthly Overtime Hours per Employee (Canon Inc.)

(Hrs)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Average Monthly Overtime Hours 12.3 15.1 16.5 16.0 16.0

Percentage of Employee Membership in the Canon Workers’ Union

(%)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Canon Inc. 80 79 80 79 79
Key Group companies in Japan* 83 82 83 80 82
  • * 18 member unions of the Canon Group Workers’ Union Conference

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ratio of Female Employees by Position (Canon Inc.)

(%)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Employees 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.9 17.0
Managers 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.2
Executives 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.0 5.8

2024 Ratio of Female Employees (Canon Group)

 

  Japan Americas Europe Asia and Oceania
Employees 16,075 5,167 6,672 35,944
Percentage of employees 22.9 35.4 29.6 57.0
Managers 288 324 242 370
Percentage of managers 4.3 30.8 25.3 31.9
  • * Managers: global numbers and ratio for principal Group companies

Breakdown of Executives (Canon Inc.)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
By gender Male 46 48 50 48 49
Female 2 2 2 2 3

2024 Composition of Executives by Age (Canon Inc.)

  50s 60s 70s 80s
By gender Male 5 35 7 2
Female 0 3 0 0

Number of Employees Taking Childcare and Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Taking childcare leave 299 357 388 460 442
Male 178 242 296 361 337
Female 121 115 92 99 105
Percentage of taking childcare leave Male 27.7 33.4 47.7 65.8 64.6
Female 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Using reduced work hours for childcare 120 119 100 106 140
Male 9 18 7 23 37
Female 111 101 93 83 103
Taking maternity leave 21 16 6 7 4
Working reduced hours due to pregnancy 6 0 0 3 1
Taking nursing care leave 18 15 25 29 17
Male 8 7 7 18 6
Female 10 8 18 11 11
Using reduced work hours for nursing care 11 4 13 17 3
Applications for Fertility Treatment Subsidy Program 199 182 132 40 41
  • * Number of employees in that year using the system for the first time.

Return/Retention Rates and Number of Employees Returning from Childcare/Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)

 

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Returning from Childcare Leave Number of returning employees 282 368 383 473 435
Male 153 242 274 375 337
Female 129 126 109 98 98
Return rate 99 99 99 98 98
Male 97 98 98 97 98
Female 100 99 97 99 98
Retention rate* 98 98 98 98 96
Returning from Nursing Care Leave Number of returning employees 16 11 23 26 21
Return rate 94 100 100 88 80
  • * Retention rate: (The total number of employees who are registered as of 12 months after returning from childcare leave)÷ (The total number of employees who returned to work from childcare leave during a previous report period) × 100.

Number and Percentage of Employees with Disabilities (Canon Inc., Key Group Companies in Japan)

 

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Employees 943 1,063 1,057 1,077 1,041
Percentage of employees 2.34 2.39 2.44 2.53 2.64
  • * As of June 1 each year

Occupational Safety and Health Management

Numbers and Frequency of Occupational Accidents (Canon Inc., Key Group Companies in Japan)

 

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Accidents requiring time off work 31 16 21 21 18
Accidents not requiring time off work 112 96 78 100 101
Frequency rate*1 0.26 0.13 0.19 0.19 0.16
Severity rate*2 0.005 0.002 0.003 0.008 0.004
Frequency rate for the manufacturing industry 1.21 1.31 1.25 1.29 *3
Severity rate for the manufacturing industry 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.08
  • *1 The prevalence of occupational fatalities and injuries per 1 million working hours.
  • *2 The degree of the disaster with the labor loss days per 1,000 total of working hours.
  • *3 The data for the year ended December 2024 not published as of April 2025.

Health checkups (Canon Inc.)

(%)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Rate of regular health checkup participation 100 100 100 100 100
Rate of detailed examination after health checkups 92.1 94.6 95.6 98.9 95.2

Stress Check Results (Canon Inc.)

(%)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Rate of employees undergo stress check tests 96.1 96.6 96.5 95.4 96.2
Rate of people who have high stress 10.4 10.6 11.4 10.9 10.5

Various health support measure (Canon Inc.)

 

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Percentage of people who undergo cancer screening*1 37.2 44.4 48.7 51.6 -
Percentage of people with Normal BMI 74.7 67.9 67.6 67.7 67.7
Percentage of smokers 15.7 15.0 14.5 14.0 13.8
Percentage of people who have breakfast 83.2 82.8 82.2 81.5 81.7
Percentage of people who drink alcohol properly*2 78.5 79.0 79.4 80.0 80.5
Percentage of people who have the habit of regular exercise 26.5 25.6 26.4 27.9 28.7
Percentage of people who feel rested after sleep 65.9 69.5 68.5 67.4 67.0
Percentage of people who have stress release and relaxation methods 84.3 84.5 85.1 86.0 84.7
Employee Performance (Presenteeism)*3(%) - 89.7 89.3 88.7 88.1
Absence from Work Due to Health Problems(Sick Leave) (Absenteeism) *4(day) - 3.40 3.15 4.31 4.50
Work Engagement*5(point) - 2.52 2.52 2.52 3.08
  • *1 Subjects 40 years of age or older. From April to March in each fiscal year.
  • *2 Percentage of occasional drinkers and hardly drinkers.
  • *3 Average of the results to the SPQ (Single-Item Presenteeism Question). Question is the "On a scale to 100%, where 100% is the best job performance you could have at your job if unimpeded by sickness or injury, how would you rate your overall job performance over the past four weeks?". This measurement started from FYE 3/2023 to assess presenteeism.
  • *4 Average number of days of leave due to injury or illness (including temporary leave of absence and absenteeism) for employees based in Japan.
  • *5 Average of the results to health diagnostic interview program “(1) Do you feel energized when you work? (2) Are you enthusiastic about your work?
    (3) Are you absorbed in your work?”, NO:0, hardly ever, several times a year or less: 1, rarely, once a month or less: 2, sometimes, several times a month: 3,
    often, once a week: 4, very often, several times a week: 5, always, every day: 6.
    Since the options have changed since 2024, data before 2023 are used as reference values.

Human Resource Development and Personal Growth

Average Training Hours per Employee (Canon Inc.)

(Hrs)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Training Hours 14.9 19.1 21.9 22.6 26.7

Average Training Costs per Employee

(yen)

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Canon Inc. Approx. 167,000 Approx. 161,000 Approx. 162,000 Approx. 165,000 Approx. 173,000
Key Group Companies in Japan and Overseas Marketing Companies Approx. 84,000 Approx. 83,000 Approx. 89,000 Approx. 93,000 Approx. 93,000

Sociocultural Support Activities

Expenditure on Social Contribution Activities (Canon Inc. and Key Group Companies)

(Millions of yen)

  2024
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief 28
Art, Culture, and Sports 141
Education and Science 406
Policy Research 1,030
Local Communities 134
Other 98
Total 1,837