Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Japan
Japan: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 5 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Japan, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
Japan recorded 5 surveys for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Japan peaked at 10 surveys in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
That places Japan 59th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 surveys | 0 surveys | 2 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 surveys | 5 surveys | 10 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.059 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0856 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1712 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Japan?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Japan was 5 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 surveys in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Japan rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Japan ranks 59th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.