People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam
Vietnam: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 916,501 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam stood at 916,501 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam peaked at 13.41 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 916,501 people, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.41 million people | — |
| 2001 | 12.93 million people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.44 million people | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.94 million people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.43 million people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 10.92 million people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.44 million people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 10.00 million people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.55 million people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.07 million people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.54 million people | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 8.01 million people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 7.48 million people | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 6.95 million people | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 6.41 million people | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 5.88 million people | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 5.34 million people | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million people | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 4.25 million people | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.69 million people | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 3.13 million people | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million people | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million people | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million people | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 916,501 people | -37.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 916,501 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 22.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 916,501 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 6.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 | -37.4% | 1.46 million people | 916,501 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.21 million people | 9.07 million people | 13.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 million people | 3.69 million people | 8.54 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million people | 916,501 people | 3.13 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Vietnam was 916,501 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.41 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 916,501 people in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Vietnam ranks 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. 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.