Average number of credit cards owned in Japan 2016-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, May 17, 2022
According to a survey conducted in 2020, respondents in Japan owned three credit cards on average. Credit cards have been the leading cashless payment method among Japanese consumers in recent years.

Average number of credit cards owned in Japan from 2016 to 2020

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Release date

February 2021

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

Number of respondents

3,500*

Age group

20-69 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Including students.
Responses of 3,030 persons who owned credit cards.

Sample sizes of previous reports:
2019 n=2,959
2018 n=2,938
2017 n=2,977
2016 n=2,946

The survey sample was weighted by the source according to the population census 2015.

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