People using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using at least basic drinking water services was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.0% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 104 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 97.7% compare
- 107 Egypt 97.3% compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 97.3% compare
- 109 Georgia 97.3% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6231 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1335 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Dominican Republic was 97.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.