People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 99.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2016
All-time low
98.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Bangladesh peaked at 99.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 35th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 32 Guyana 99.4% compare
- 33 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 99.2% compare
- 36 Philippines 99.1% compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 99.0% compare
- 38 Iraq 98.7% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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, urban (% of) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Bangladesh was 99.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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