| Year | 2006 | 2008 | |||
| Poor HH (thous, pers) | Poverty Rate (%) | Poor HH (thous, pers) | Poverty rate (%) | ||
| Whole country | 15079.6 | 15.5 | 13,194 | 13.4 | |
| Red River Delta | 1690.167 | 10.0 | 1473.638 | 8.6 | |
| Northern midlands and mountain areas | 1892.6 | 27.5 | 1674.738 | 25.1 | |
| North Central and Central coastal areas | 5133.535 | 22.2 | 4718.273 | 19.2 | |
| Central Highlands | 1173 | 24.0 | 10,671 | 21 | |
| South East | 3077.472 | 3.1 | 2873.556 | 2.5 | |
| Mekong River Delta | 2540.97 | 13.0 | 4283.275 | 11.4 | |