Urban Poverty in Vietnam: Recent Evidences from Household Surveys

Nguyen, Cuong (2020): Urban Poverty in Vietnam: Recent Evidences from Household Surveys.

Abstract

This study examines the poverty trend and profiles of urban population in Vietnam using recent household surveys. While the poverty rate in the urban areas is very small, at 1.1% in 2018, the vulnerability rate remains rather high, at 8.3%. We find different poverty rates across population sub-groups. Even living in the same urban areas, ethnic minorities have much higher poverty and vulnerability rates than Kinh/Hoa. The poverty rate of Kinh/Hoa was only 0.6% in 2018, while this rate of ethnic minorities was 14.6%. Similarly, there are large differences in the poverty and vulnerability rates between households with different education levels and occupations.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Urbanization; Urban poverty; Inequality, Household Survey; Vietnam.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy

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