People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only, 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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.2% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 74.2% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.2% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.9% | 93.1% | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IBRD only was 93.1% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- IBRD only ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.