Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan
Japan: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 68.31 million in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
68.31 million
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
68.65 million
in 2010
All-time low
63.51 million
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan stood at 68.31 million.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan peaked at 68.65 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.51 million, in 2014.
That places Japan 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.10 million | 66.33 million | 67.87 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.88 million | 63.51 million | 68.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.31 million | 68.31 million | 68.31 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 United States 263.25 million compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 77.51 million compare
- 4 Germany 66.79 million compare
- 5 France 50.87 million compare
- 6 United Kingdom 47.02 million compare
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 34.86 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.6 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Japan was 68.31 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.65 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.51 million in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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