The average number of members per private household in Japan amounted to **** people as of 2023. The number of household members indicated a downward trend in recent decades, mainly due to an increase in nuclear families and one-person households.

Japanese households had an average annual income of approximately *** million Japanese yen in 2024, constituting an increase of *** percent compared to the previous year. Stagnant wages and regional income disparitiesHousehold income refers to the combined gross income of all household members aged 15 years and older, regardless of relation. While the average number of household members was **** in 2022, there were only about **** earners per household. A look at the time series reveals that the average income stagnated in the last ten years. Japan’s well-beingOften cited with family income and per capita income, the annual average household income is a useful economic indicator of a country’s living standard and individual wealth. In terms of well-being, Japan’s performance is mixed compared to other OECD countries. While low labor market insecurity and a high employment rate indicate Japan is performing well relative to other OECD countries, average earnings, as well as household net adjusted disposable income were lower than the OECD average.

The average number of members per private household in Japan amounted to 2.2 people as of 2024. The number of household members indicated a downward trend in recent decades, mainly due to an increase in nuclear families and one-person households.

Key information about Japan Household Income per Capita

• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita reached 15,561.853 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 16,060.769 USD in Dec 2023.
• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 17,278.293 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22,731.231 USD in Dec 2012 and a record low of 14,845.104 USD in Dec 2002.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Japan grew 5.854 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from monthly Household Income and monthly Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistical Bureau provides Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income covers Workers Households only.

Japan Persons Per Household: All Households data was reported at 2.330 Person in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.320 Person for Jun 2018. Japan Persons Per Household: All Households data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.490 Person from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.710 Person in Mar 2000 and a record low of 2.320 Person in Jun 2018. Japan Persons Per Household: All Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H056: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: All Households: Quarterly.

In 2024, one-person households in Japan had an average income of approximately *** million Japanese yen, remaining at the level of the previous year. The number of members per household in Japan has been declining, raising the number of one-person households to over ** million.

Key information about Japan Household Expenditure per Capita

• Japan Annual Household Expenditure per Capita reached 8,258.473 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the last update number of 8,691.523 USD in Dec 2023.
• Japan Annual Household Expenditure per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 10,419.370 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14,023.726 USD in Dec 2012 and a record low of 8,258.473 USD in Dec 2024.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Japan grew 5.854 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Expenditure per Capita from monthly Household Expenditure and monthly Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistical Bureau provides Household Expenditure in local currency and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Expenditure do not cover single person households.

Japan Avg Disposable Income Per Household: Workers' Household data was reported at 344,104.000 JPY in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 465,605.000 JPY for Dec 2017. Japan Avg Disposable Income Per Household: Workers' Household data is updated quarterly, averaging 381,789.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 521,103.000 JPY in Dec 2000 and a record low of 329,255.000 JPY in Mar 2017. Japan Avg Disposable Income Per Household: Workers' Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H058: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: Workers Households: Quarterly.

In 2023, there were around **** thousand households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan. That year, those households had **** thousand unmarried minors on average.

Japan Persons Per Household: Other Households data was reported at 2.020 Person in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.050 Person for Dec 2017. Japan Persons Per Household: Other Households data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.180 Person from Mar 2000 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.450 Person in Mar 2001 and a record low of 2.020 Person in Mar 2018. Japan Persons Per Household: Other Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H057: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: All Households: Quarterly.

Japan Avg No.of Nights: Total: Annual Household Income(AHI): < 5,000,000 data was reported at 6.081 Night in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.376 Night for Dec 2017. Japan Avg No.of Nights: Total: Annual Household Income(AHI): < 5,000,000 data is updated quarterly, averaging 5.709 Night from Mar 2015 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.082 Night in Sep 2015 and a record low of 5.151 Night in Mar 2015. Japan Avg No.of Nights: Total: Annual Household Income(AHI): < 5,000,000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.Q030: Tourism and Leisure: Average Number of Nights Stay by Nationality.

Japan Avg Surplus Per Household: Workers' Household data was reported at 68,362.000 JPY in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 184,673.000 JPY for Dec 2017. Japan Avg Surplus Per Household: Workers' Household data is updated quarterly, averaging 105,495.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 203,076.000 JPY in Dec 2000 and a record low of 42,849.000 JPY in Mar 2014. Japan Avg Surplus Per Household: Workers' Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H058: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: Workers Households: Quarterly.

In 2024, Japanese households, including workers' and non-workers' households, spent on average around ***** Japanese yen per month on clothes and footwear. The annual average monthly expenditure of households on clothing and footwear was lower than in the previous year.

Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Medical Care data was reported at 10,961.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,775.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Medical Care data is updated quarterly, averaging 10,658.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,957.000 JPY in Dec 2014 and a record low of 9,203.000 JPY in Sep 2000. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Medical Care data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H056: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: All Households: Quarterly.

In a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, the average amount of debt per household with children was 11.85 million Japanese yen. Households consisting of single mothers and a child below the age of 20 reported 2.47 million yen of debt on average.

Japan: Household consumption as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 55.5 percent, an increase from 53.49 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 62.91 percent, based on data from 164 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1970 to 2022 is 52.77 percent. The minimum value, 45.67 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 58.14 percent was recorded in 2013.

Japan Avg Receipts Per Household (ARPH): Single Workers' Household data was reported at 562,359.000 JPY in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 665,172.000 JPY for Dec 2017. Japan Avg Receipts Per Household (ARPH): Single Workers' Household data is updated quarterly, averaging 568,247.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 712,655.000 JPY in Dec 2008 and a record low of 500,329.000 JPY in Mar 2012. Japan Avg Receipts Per Household (ARPH): Single Workers' Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H059: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: Single Worker Households: Quarterly.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, the average amount of savings of an elderly household was around 16 million Japanese yen. Households with children reported an average of around 10.3 million yen in savings.

This dataset displays data from the 2005 Census of Japan. It displays data on Private Households throughout prefectures in Japan. This dataset specifically deals with number of Private Households principal households, Number of Private Household principal households Members, Average number of Members per Private Household principal households, Area of Floor Space per Household of Private households principal households, and Area of Floor Space per Person of Private households principal households. This data comes from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication's Statistics Bureau.

PERIOD: Based on the household survey for September 1933 to August 1934. NOTE: (Value in yen). SOURCE: [Report on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey].