Number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 98.08 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam is 98.08 million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam peaked at 98.08 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.47 million people, in 1992.
That places Vietnam 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.47 million people | — |
| 1997 | 46.52 million people | +57.9% |
| 2002 | 44.66 million people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 55.55 million people | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 62.66 million people | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 70.23 million people | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 82.89 million people | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 86.18 million people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 88.55 million people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 91.64 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 94.08 million people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 96.80 million people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 98.08 million people | +1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.08 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 6.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 98.08 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.66 million people, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +57.9% | 29.47 million people | 46.52 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.00 million people | 29.47 million people | 46.52 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.27 million people | 44.66 million people | 70.23 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.67 million people | 82.89 million people | 94.08 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.44 million people | 96.80 million people | 98.08 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,995 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Vietnam was 98.08 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.08 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.47 million people in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.