People using at least basic sanitation services in Vietnam
Vietnam: People using at least basic sanitation services was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Vietnam is 95.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Vietnam peaked at 95.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 97th 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 | 58.0% | 49.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 69.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 88.6% | 95.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 805,636 (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 34.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 23.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (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 sanitation services in Vietnam?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Vietnam was 95.4% 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 sanitation services recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Vietnam ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.