People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 75.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 50th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 73.3% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.4% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 47 Eswatini 76.9% compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 76.5% compare
- 49 Guyana 76.0% compare
- 51 El Salvador 75.7% compare
- 52 South Africa 75.6% compare
- 53 Myanmar 74.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Viet Nam was 75.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Viet Nam ranks 50th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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.