Poverty & Inequality in Japan 81 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 3.3% 2020 up 65.0% 86th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.2% 2020 up 100.0% 61st Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.8% 2020 up 18.9% 35th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 13.4% 2020 up 10.7% 39th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 20.0% 2020 up 6.4% 42nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 45.9% 2020 down 1.1% 96th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.2% 2020 up 100.0% 61st Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.6% 2020 up 77.8% 69th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.2% 2020 up 100.0% 61st Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 3.8% 2020 up 31.0% 91st Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 1.52 million people 2020 up 97.2% 39th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 68.31 million people 2020 down 0.5% 3rd Gini coefficient 0.3234 2020 up 2.7% 79th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.2% 2020 up 100.0% 59th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.2% 2020 up 50.0% 39th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.305 2020 up 3.8% 28th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.305 2020 up 3.8% 28th Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.0% 2018 unchanged 14th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0145 2024 up 12.4% 18th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 unchanged 16th Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 33.7% 2022 down 7.9% 16th ← Previous Page 2 of 2