Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam, 1992–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.8% for population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.7% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam peaked at 4.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.1% | — |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +118.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -49.7% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam?
- Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household in Viet Nam was 0.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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