People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Laos
Laos: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 35.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed drinking water services in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Laos is 35.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Laos peaked at 35.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 125th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +8.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 35.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Laos's 35.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 55% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.9% | 5.1% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 24.1% | 35.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 122 Eswatini 38.2% compare
- 123 Sao Tome and Principe 36.7% compare
- 124 Cote d'Ivoire 36.4% compare
- 126 Tanzania 31.3% compare
- 127 Lesotho 31.3% compare
- 128 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Laos?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Laos was 35.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Laos ranks 125th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.