Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan
Japan: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 1.2 in 2020. β² Rising
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan, 2008β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan is 1.2, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan peaked at 1.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2015.
Japan ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.95 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.81 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 58 Vietnam 1.6 compare
- 59 Jamaica 1.39 compare
- 60 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.37 compare
- 62 United States 1.1 compare
- 63 Lithuania 1.1 compare
- 64 Serbia, Republic of 1.09 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Japan was 1.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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