Poverty rate of households with children Japan 1991-2018, by number of adults

In 2018, the poverty rate of households with children and two or more adults was almost 11 percent, while the poverty rate of households with children and only one adult was much higher, with around 48 percent. The poverty rate of single-adult households with children peaked in 1997, with around 63 percent, but recent figures indicate a downward trend. In contrast to that, the poverty rate for households with children and more than one adult have remained between ten and slightly below 13 percent since 1991.

2018年，拥有儿童及两名或以上成人的家庭贫困率约为11%，而仅有单一成人儿童的贫困率则显著偏高，约为48%。单身成人抚养儿童的贫困率在1997年达到顶峰，约为63%，但最新数据显示呈下降趋势。与此形成鲜明对比的是，自1991年以来，拥有儿童及两名以上成人的家庭贫困率一直维持在10%至略低于13%之间。