Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 31.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam stood at 31.1%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam peaked at 96.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2020.
That places Vietnam 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 96.7% | — |
| 1997 | 93.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +5.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 31.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 31.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9% | 93.2% | 96.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 86.3% | 92.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 34.0% | 61.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.6% | 31.1% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Vietnam was 31.1% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Vietnam ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.