Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam is 13.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam peaked at 14.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 42nd out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.9% | — |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 13.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam was 13.4% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Vietnam ranks 42nd out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.