Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam, 1992–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam is 13.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam peaked at 14.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
Viet Nam ranks 41st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.9% | — |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More infrastructure data for Viet Nam
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 19.2% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 782.61 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.37 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Viet Nam was 13.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Viet Nam ranks 41st out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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