Poverty & Inequality in Vietnam

95 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Vietnam.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 21.5% 2022 down 50.3% 55th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 98.08 million people 2022 up 13.8% 14th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.60 million people 2022 down 52.0% 37th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.60 million people 2022 down 52.0% 37th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 21.5% 2022 down 50.3% 55th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.6% 2022 down 56.9% 58th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.0% 2022 up 15.1% 41st
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 13.4% 2022 up 4.4% 38th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 19.9% 2022 down 2.7% 43rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 95.7% 2022 down 2.7% 58th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.6% 2022 down 56.9% 58th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 4.2% 2022 down 58.0% 58th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.6% 2022 down 56.9% 58th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 31.1% 2022 down 43.5% 59th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 1.60 million people 2022 down 52.0% 37th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4.24 million people 2022 up 202.8% 33rd
Gini coefficient 0.3609 2022 up 1.3% 45th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 9.7% 2023 down 36.6% 49th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.6% 2022 down 56.9% 56th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 4.2% 2022 down 75.6% 67th
Share of population living below national poverty lines 4.2% 2022 down 75.6% 67th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.9% 2022 down 64.2% 25th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3498 2013 down 5.1% 15th
Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3498 2013 down 5.1% 15th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 43.34 million people 2022 up 112.2% 17th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.3% 2022 down 52.2% 52nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 96.8% 2022 down 1.9% 48th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.3% 2022 down 52.2% 52nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.28 million people 2022 down 47.5% 37th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5.5% 2022 down 57.5% 54th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 19.8% 2022 down 51.4% 52nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.0% 2022 down 41.9% 58th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 1.9% 2022 down 57.0% 16th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 4.2% 2022 down 75.6% 69th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 2.0% 2016 down 89.7% 21st