People using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using at least basic drinking water services was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 98.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 80.6% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 88.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.3% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 87 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
- 88 Latvia 98.8% compare
- 89 Palestine, State of 98.8% compare
- 91 Tuvalu 98.7% compare
- 92 Czechia 98.7% compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9892 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Viet Nam was 98.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Viet Nam ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.