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.
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.
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Key information about Japan Household Income per Capita
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.
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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.
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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.
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In 2024, Japanese working households had an average annual income of around *** million Japanese yen, up by *** percent compared to the previous year. The annual income of working households reached a decade high.
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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.
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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.
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Japan Avg Disbursements Per Household: All Household: Living data was reported at 242,336.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 238,131.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan Avg Disbursements Per Household: All Household: Living data is updated quarterly, averaging 257,504.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 292,227.000 JPY in Dec 2000 and a record low of 234,605.000 JPY in Sep 2016. Japan Avg Disbursements Per Household: All Household: Living 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.
A breakdown of annual household incomes in Japan showed that around ***** percent of households earned less than *** million Japanese yen per year as of 2024. That year, the average annual household income of Japanese households was approximately *** million yen compared to a median household income of *** million yen.
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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.
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Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Cakes and Candies data was reported at 4,633.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,527.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Cakes and Candies data is updated quarterly, averaging 4,156.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,674.000 JPY in Mar 2018 and a record low of 3,859.000 JPY in Sep 2004. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Cakes and Candies 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 2023, the average number of people aged 65 and older in Japan amounted to approximately **** per household. Figures indicated an increase compared to 2014 but had stabilized in recent years. The current situation of long-term care in Japan Japan launched long-term care insurance (LTCI) in 2000, a mandatory program funded by all citizens over **. While contributions are based on individual income, the LTCI’s benefits are equal for everyone. They are exclusively provided to individuals aged 65 and over in need of long-term care, or to people aged 40 and over who suffer from aging-related diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease. Japanese municipalities are responsible for licensing service providers and setting premiums. At the same time, the Japanese healthcare system has struggled to respond to the continuously growing share of citizens aged 65 and older. The system faces persistent problems, such as low capacities of intensive and long-term care facilities for the elderly, a health worker shortage, and understaffed facilities. Health workers and foreign nurses in Japan The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan predicts a severe shortage of health workers despite a steadily increasing number of certified care workers over the past decade. This is partially attributable to low wages and harsh working conditions. As a countermeasure, the country has begun expanding its labor market to other Asian countries and started Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in 2008 and 2009. Those applicants are required to pass a state examination within their four years of residency that are permitted to become a licensed caretaker in Japan. With the exam being held entirely in Japanese, an immense disparity in passing rates between Japanese and foreign examinees became apparent. It can be considered one indicator as to why the majority of foreign nurses who had come to Japan in 2008 have since returned to their home countries.
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Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: VS: Other Processed VS data was reported at 901.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 845.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: VS: Other Processed VS data is updated quarterly, averaging 920.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,289.000 JPY in Dec 2000 and a record low of 796.000 JPY in Sep 2012. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: VS: Other Processed VS 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.
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Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: OE: SE: Furniture & Household Utensils data was reported at 196.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 254.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: OE: SE: Furniture & Household Utensils data is updated quarterly, averaging 307.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 693.000 JPY in Dec 2001 and a record low of 183.000 JPY in Mar 2012. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: OE: SE: Furniture & Household Utensils 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.
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Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Meat: Fresh Meat data was reported at 4,351.000 JPY in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,421.000 JPY for Jun 2018. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Meat: Fresh Meat data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,859.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,067.000 JPY in Dec 2017 and a record low of 3,433.000 JPY in Sep 2012. Japan ADPH: All Household: Living: Food: Meat: Fresh Meat 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.
As of January 2024, there were around 1.84 people per private household on average in Tokyo Prefecture. The average number of family members in households in the prefecture steadily decreased in the last decade.
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.