In 2021, the poverty rate in Japan was 15.4 percent. The rate has been on a downward trend since it peaked in 2012 at 16.1 percent. The poverty rate refers to the ratio of the number of people whose income is less than half the median household income of the total population.
Poverty rate in Japan from 1994 to 2021
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MHLW (Japan). (July 4, 2023). Poverty rate in Japan from 1994 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172622/japan-poverty-rate/
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MHLW (Japan). "Poverty Rate in Japan from 1994 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172622/japan-poverty-rate/
MHLW (Japan), Poverty rate in Japan from 1994 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172622/japan-poverty-rate/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Poverty rate in Japan from 1994 to 2021 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172622/japan-poverty-rate/