People using at least basic drinking water services in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People using at least basic drinking water services was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Pre-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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 68.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 44.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 54.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 64.8% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2784 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.416 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5003 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 75.0% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4997 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Pre-demographic dividend was 68.6% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.