People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% 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 Upper middle income peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.6% | 73.1% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.3% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 88.9% | 92.1% | 5 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 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 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Upper middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Upper middle income was 92.1% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.