Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 4.2% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Vietnam peaked at 58.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 69th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.1% | — |
| 1997 | 37.4% | -35.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +42.8% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 4.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.8% | 14.5% | 20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 37.4% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 14.5% | 28.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 5.7% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 3 |
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 population living below the national poverty line in Vietnam?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Vietnam was 4.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Vietnam ranks 69th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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