Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Japan
Japan: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 1.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Japan stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Japan peaked at 1.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Japan ranks 69th 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 living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.6%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Japan?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Japan was 1.6% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.