People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IDA blend
IDA blend: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 93.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IDA blend peaked at 93.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
That places IDA blend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 84.3% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IDA blend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in IDA blend was 93.2% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does IDA blend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.