Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Japan
Japan: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 28.2 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
28.2
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
95th
of 120 countries
All-time high
30.9
in 2011
All-time low
26.8
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 28.2 for poverty share on less than 30 per day in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Japan peaked at 30.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.8, in 2010.
That places Japan 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.05 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.13 | 26.8 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 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 poverty share on less than 30 per day in Japan?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Japan was 28.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Japan ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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