Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Japan
Japan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 1.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.6% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Japan peaked at 1.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
That places Japan 69th 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 | 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 reference data data for Japan
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.7172 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1053 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Japan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. 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.