People using at least basic drinking water services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Low & middle income, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 89.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Low & middle income peaked at 89.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2000.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 77.4% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.1% | 89.8% | 5 |
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Low & middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Low & middle income was 89.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.