Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 89.11 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.11
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
89.11
in 2024
All-time low
86.47
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 89.11 for share of the population with 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, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam peaked at 89.11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.47, in 2015.
Vietnam ranks 33rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.47 | — |
| 2016 | 86.78 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.42 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.75 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.07 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.39 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.71 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.03 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.11 | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 89.11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.7, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 89.11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.01, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1 | 86.47 | 87.75 | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.66 | 88.07 | 89.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More population data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8828 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Vietnam was 89.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.11 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.47 in 2015.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Vietnam ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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