Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam
Vietnam: 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 Vietnam, 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 Vietnam is 13.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is 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 Vietnam peaked at 14.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 41st out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 13.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
More infrastructure data for Vietnam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- 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 Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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