Access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Access to handwashing facilities was 89.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 89.1% for access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2015.
Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.5% | — |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.5% | 87.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More population data for Viet Nam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.95 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Viet Nam was 89.1% 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 access to handwashing facilities recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Viet Nam ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.