People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income, 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
Low & middle income recorded 95.6% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2000.
That places Low & middle income 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.2% | — |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.2% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.2% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.3% | 95.6% | 5 |
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 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 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 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 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low & middle income was 95.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Low & middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & 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, 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.