Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 96.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Vietnam is 96.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 48th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 96.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 96.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.8% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.5% | 96.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Vietnam?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Vietnam was 96.8% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.