People without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam

Vietnam: People without basic handwashing facilities was 11.00 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.00 million people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 120 countries
All-time high
13.34 million people
in 2009
All-time low
11.00 million people
in 2024
Years of data
20
2005–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam, 2005–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2005201420242005: 12.7M people2006: 12.8M people2007: 13.0M people2008: 13.2M people2009: 13.3M people2010: 13.2M people2011: 13.1M people2012: 13.0M people2013: 12.8M people2014: 12.7M people2015: 12.6M people2016: 12.4M people2017: 12.3M people2018: 12.1M people2019: 11.9M people2020: 11.7M people2021: 11.5M people2022: 11.3M people2023: 11.0M people2024: 11.0M people

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 without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam is 11.00 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam peaked at 13.34 million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.00 million people, in 2024.

That places Vietnam 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.02 million people 12.72 million people 13.34 million people 5
2010s 12.61 million people 11.91 million people 13.22 million people 10
2020s 11.29 million people 11.00 million people 11.70 million people 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 33 Benin 12.60 million people compare
  2. 34 Rwanda 11.63 million people compare
  3. 35 Guinea 11.15 million people compare
  4. 37 Zimbabwe 9.56 million people compare
  5. 38 Nepal 9.42 million people compare
  6. 39 South Sudan 9.32 million people compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Vietnam was 11.00 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 13.34 million people in 2009.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million people in 2024.
How does Vietnam rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Vietnam ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People without basic handwashing 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
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.