People using at least basic drinking water services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People using at least basic drinking water services was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 92.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
That places Early-demographic dividend 25th out of 45 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.0% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.9% | 92.5% | 5 |
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2692 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Early-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Early-demographic dividend was 92.5% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.