Slum population in Viet Nam
32.5% of the urban population of Viet Nam lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2004.
Viet Nam, 2022
32.5%
Change from 2020
+26.7percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
70th of 181
Slum population in Viet Nam over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Viet Nam | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32.5% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | – |
| 2018 | 5.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | – |
| 2014 | 10.7% | – |
| 2012 | 15.7% | – |
| 2010 | 20.6% | – |
| 2008 | 25.5% | – |
| 2006 | 30.5% | – |
| 2004 | 35.4% | – |
| 2002 | 40.4% | – |
| 2000 | 45.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 5.8% in 2020, a change of +26.7 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Viet Nam has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.