People using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam
Vietnam: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam is 99.74 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam peaked at 99.74 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.22 million people, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 14th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.22 million people | — |
| 2001 | 63.53 million people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 64.84 million people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.14 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 67.44 million people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 68.72 million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 70.29 million people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 72.21 million people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.21 million people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 76.00 million people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 77.55 million people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 79.12 million people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 80.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 82.36 million people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 84.04 million people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 85.76 million people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 87.52 million people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.29 million people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 91.26 million people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 92.93 million people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.44 million people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 95.89 million people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 97.24 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 98.51 million people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.74 million people | +1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 99.74 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 15.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 99.74 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 81.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.56 million people | 62.22 million people | 76.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.06 million people | 77.55 million people | 92.93 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.16 million people | 94.44 million people | 99.74 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Vietnam was 99.74 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.74 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.22 million people in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.