Distribution of Yearly Household Incomes in Japan, 2018

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued the result of National Livelihood Survey 2018. According to it, the average yearly income of Japanese household was 5,523,000 yen ($50,093 €42,527) in 2018. In 2016, the average household income was 5,602,000 yen. In fact, the value of income has gone down.

The median income was 4,370,000 yen ($39,635 €33,649). 61.1% of people live by the below average income.

In the survey, "income" includes taxes and social security charges. So the after-tax pay (take-home money) is less than "income".

The below shows the percentage distribution of yearly household incomes.

Table: Distribution of Yearly Household Income in Japan, 2018

Household income (10,000 yen)	%
under 50	1.2
50-100	5.2
100-150	6.3
150-200	6.3
200-250	6.9
250-300	6.7
300-350	7.1
350-400	5.7
400-450	5.6
450-500	4.9
500-550	4.9
550-600	3.8
600-650	4.6
650-700	3.4
700-750	3.3
750-800	2.9
800-850	2.6
850-900	2.3
900-950	2.2
950-1000	1.9
1000-1100	3.1
1100-1200	1.9
1200-1500	3.8
1500-2000	2.1
over 2000	1.2