In 2018, the child poverty rate in Japan was 13.5 percent. The child poverty rate was at its lowest in 1994 with 12.2 percent. Figures peaked in 2012, with 16.3 percent, but more recent numbers indicate a downward trend of child poverty in Japan.
Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018
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MHLW (Japan). (July 17, 2020). Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
MHLW (Japan). "Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018." Chart. July 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
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Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
