People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 82.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2000.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.3% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 82.5% 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, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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, urban (% of urban 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.