Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 2.2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.2
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
88th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 2023
All-time low
0.5
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 2.2 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 340.0% over ten years.
Viet Nam ranks 88th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5 | — |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More population data for Viet Nam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5,338 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam?
- Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam was 2.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2017.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
- Viet Nam ranks 88th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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