People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 89.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2000.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 47 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, rural (%) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 72.5% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 79.7% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 89.0% | 5 |
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9297 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.7819 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Early-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Early-demographic dividend was 89.0% 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, rural recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.