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 February 28, 2021, 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 February 28, 2021. 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: February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
MHLW (Japan). "Poverty Rate of Children in Japan from 1991 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/
MHLW (Japan), Poverty rate of children in Japan from 1991 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172590/japan-child-poverty-rate/ (last visited February 28, 2021)