Income share held by second 20% in Japan
Japan: Income share held by second 20% was 13.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income share held by second 20% in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by second 20% in Japan is 13.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Japan peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2008.
Japan ranks 31st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 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 income share held by second 20% in Japan?
- Income share held by second 20% in Japan was 13.0% in 2020, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by second 20% recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by second 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.