Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 21.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 21.5 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam peaked at 94.76 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 20.4, in 2020.
Viet Nam ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 94.76 | — |
| 1997 | 89.87 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 89.63 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.42 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 81.77 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 78.97 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 49.56 | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 43.23 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 37.93 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 29.8 | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 24.23 | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.32 | 89.87 | 94.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.95 | 78.97 | 89.63 | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.95 | 24.23 | 49.56 | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.95 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More poverty & inequality data for Viet Nam
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.91 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,995 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.78 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1063 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1063 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Viet Nam was 21.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.76 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4 in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Viet Nam ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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