People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Late-demographic dividend stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2000.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 47 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, rural in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 73.4% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 81.5% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 93.8% | 5 |
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Late-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Late-demographic dividend was 93.8% 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, rural recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, 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.