Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan
Japan: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 1.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan is 1.2, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan peaked at 1.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2015.
That places Japan 61st 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 | 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
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Japan was 1.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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