Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 34.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1960–2015
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Japan stood at 34.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 34.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1960.
That places Japan 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.5% | — |
| 1970 | 20.3% | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 34.5% in 2015, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.