Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 31.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Vietnam stood at 31.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Vietnam peaked at 96.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 59th 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Vietnam?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Vietnam ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. 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.