Multidimensional poverty rate stands at 4.37 per cent across province

The Quảng Ngãi Provincial People’s Committee has released the official results of the 2025 periodic review of poor and near-poor households, conducted in accordance with the multidimensional poverty standards for the 2022–2025 period across the province.

The multidimensional poverty rate across the province currently stands at 4.37 per cent, according to the latest consolidated household survey data.

The province has a total of 544,156 households, of which 13,594 households are classified as poor, accounting for 2.5 per cent, while 10,166 households fall into the near-poor category, representing 1.87 per cent of the total.

A breakdown by geographical areas reveals significant disparities between urban and rural regions, as well as between lowland and mountainous areas.

In urban areas, out of 108,802 households, only 679 households are classified as poor, equivalent to 0.62 per cent, while 1,041 households are near-poor, accounting for 0.96 per cent.

Meanwhile, rural areas record much higher figures. Of the 435,354 rural households, 12,915 households are poor (2.97 per cent) and 9,125 households are near-poor (2.1 per cent).

Disparities are also evident between regions. In lowland and island areas, the poverty rate remains relatively low, with 4,120 poor households (1.32 per cent) and 3,715 near-poor households (1.19 per cent) among a total of 312,693 households.

By contrast, mountainous areas continue to face the greatest challenges, recording 9,474 poor households, or 4.09 per cent, and 6,451 near-poor households, equivalent to 2.79 per cent, out of 231,463 households.

The figures highlight the persistent gap in living standards between different regions and underscore the need for targeted poverty reduction policies, particularly in rural and mountainous areas.