People using at least basic drinking water services in Vietnam
Vietnam: People using at least basic drinking water services was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic 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 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 Vietnam peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
Vietnam 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.
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 Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 805,636 (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 34.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 23.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 757,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 727,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 771,612 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 763,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 889,440 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Vietnam?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Vietnam ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 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.