Share of population in extreme poverty in Japan
Japan: Share of population in extreme poverty was 1.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.2
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
61st
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2012
All-time low
0.4
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Share of population in extreme poverty in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population in extreme poverty 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 of population in extreme poverty 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.
Share of population in extreme poverty in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1 | — |
| 2009 | 0.8 | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +180.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
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)
- 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, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population in extreme poverty in Japan?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Japan was 1.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty 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 of population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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