Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam stood at 89.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.3% | — |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.9% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 99.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Viet Nam
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 19.2% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 782.61 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.37 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Viet Nam was 89.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Viet Nam ranks 3rd out of 15 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).