Share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 4.2% for share of population living below national poverty lines in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam peaked at 58.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
Vietnam ranks 67th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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 18.5%, 23% of the median. (26 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 Share of population living below national poverty lines 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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Vietnam was 4.2% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Vietnam ranks 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.