People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam
Vietnam: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1.25 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam is 1.25 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam peaked at 14.19 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 53rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.19 million people | — |
| 2001 | 13.70 million people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.21 million people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 12.71 million people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 12.20 million people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.68 million people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 11.19 million people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 10.75 million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.31 million people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.81 million people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 9.28 million people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.73 million people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.19 million people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.64 million people | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.08 million people | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 6.53 million people | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.96 million people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 5.40 million people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million people | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 4.23 million people | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 3.63 million people | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.04 million people | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million people | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million people | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million people | -32.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.25 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 20.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.25 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 154.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -32.2% | 1.85 million people | 1.25 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.97 million people | 9.81 million people | 14.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 million people | 4.23 million people | 9.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 1.25 million people | 3.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam was 1.25 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Vietnam ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.