People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IBRD only, 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
IBRD only recorded 97.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IBRD only peaked at 97.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2000.
IBRD only ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.9% | — |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.9% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IBRD only?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IBRD only was 97.6% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- IBRD only ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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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.