People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Vietnam
Vietnam: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 58.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Vietnam peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 105th of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 58.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 91% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Vietnam?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Vietnam was 58.6% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Vietnam ranks 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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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.