People using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: People using at least basic drinking water services was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Late-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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 96.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2000.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 84.5% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 90.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 96.7% | 5 |
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0889 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 -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0809 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Late-demographic dividend was 96.7% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2000.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.