People using improved sanitation facilities in Vietnam

Vietnam: People using improved sanitation facilities was 98.51 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.51 million people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 232 countries
All-time high
98.51 million people
in 2024
All-time low
40.40 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Vietnam, 2000–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M2000201220242000: 40.4M people2001: 42.5M people2002: 44.5M people2003: 46.6M people2004: 48.7M people2005: 50.8M people2006: 53.2M people2007: 55.8M people2008: 58.5M people2009: 61.1M people2010: 63.5M people2011: 66.0M people2012: 68.5M people2013: 71.0M people2014: 73.6M people2015: 76.2M people2016: 78.9M people2017: 81.6M people2018: 84.3M people2019: 86.8M people2020: 89.4M people2021: 91.9M people2022: 94.3M people2023: 96.5M people2024: 98.5M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 98.51 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Vietnam peaked at 98.51 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.40 million people, in 2000.

That places Vietnam 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.21 million people 40.40 million people 61.09 million people 10
2010s 75.04 million people 63.51 million people 86.83 million people 10
2020s 94.10 million people 89.37 million people 98.51 million people 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 11 Japan 123.68 million people compare
  2. 12 Egypt 114.44 million people compare
  3. 13 Philippines 111.25 million people compare
  4. 15 Iran 91.57 million people compare
  5. 16 Turkey 87.13 million people compare
  6. 17 Germany 84.55 million people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Vietnam?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Vietnam was 98.51 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 improved sanitation facilities recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 98.51 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 40.40 million people in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Vietnam ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.