Wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan
Japan: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan stood at 24.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan peaked at 46.1% in 1920 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1950.
That places Japan 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 1850s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1880s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1940s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 22.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Japan was 24.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1920.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1950.
- How does Japan rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Japan ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.