People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members
OECD members: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members, 2005–2024
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 OECD members stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2005.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.9% | — |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.9% | 94.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.9% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 230.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 118.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in OECD members was 97.3% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2005.
- How does OECD members rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.