Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Japan
Japan: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 124.75 million in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
124.75 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 120 countries
All-time high
127.30 million
in 2010
All-time low
124.75 million
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 124.75 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Japan peaked at 127.30 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 124.75 million, in 2020.
Japan ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.84 million | 126.65 million | 127.02 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 126.26 million | 124.99 million | 127.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.75 million | 124.75 million | 124.75 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,245 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Japan?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Japan was 124.75 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 127.30 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.75 million in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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