People using at least basic drinking water services in Laos
Laos: People using at least basic drinking water services was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic 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 at least basic drinking water services in Laos is 95.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Laos peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2000.
That places Laos 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 48.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 68.3% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 85.9% | 95.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Laos
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 75,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 73,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 75,819 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 72,875 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Laos?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Laos was 95.9% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Laos ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.