Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
Vietnam recorded 4.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Vietnam peaked at 75.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
That places Vietnam 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 62.7% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 38.8% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 74.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4368 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Vietnam?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Vietnam was 4.2% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Vietnam ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.