Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Japan
Japan: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 1.52 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.52 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Japan peaked at 1.79 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 508,564, in 2015.
That places Japan 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 1.02 million | 1.41 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 508,564 | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0856 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Japan?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Japan was 1.52 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 508,564 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Japan ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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