People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income

Low income: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 79.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
79.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
47th
of 47 groups
All-time high
80.4%
in 2023
All-time low
77.1%
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 77.2 % of urban population2001: 77.1 % of urban population2002: 77.1 % of urban population2003: 77.2 % of urban population2004: 77.2 % of urban population2005: 77.3 % of urban population2006: 77.5 % of urban population2007: 77.7 % of urban population2008: 77.8 % of urban population2009: 78 % of urban population2010: 78.1 % of urban population2011: 78 % of urban population2012: 78.3 % of urban population2013: 78.5 % of urban population2014: 78.6 % of urban population2015: 78.7 % of urban population2016: 78.8 % of urban population2017: 78.9 % of urban population2018: 79.1 % of urban population2019: 79.3 % of urban population2020: 79.6 % of urban population2021: 79.8 % of urban population2022: 80.1 % of urban population2023: 80.4 % of urban population2024: 79.5 % of urban population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Low income recorded 79.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% 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 income peaked at 80.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2001.

Low income ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Low income, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 77.2%
2001 77.1% -0.1%
2002 77.1% +0.0%
2003 77.2% +0.0%
2004 77.2% +0.1%
2005 77.3% +0.2%
2006 77.5% +0.2%
2007 77.7% +0.2%
2008 77.8% +0.2%
2009 78.0% +0.2%
2010 78.1% +0.2%
2011 78.0% -0.1%
2012 78.3% +0.3%
2013 78.5% +0.3%
2014 78.6% +0.1%
2015 78.7% +0.1%
2016 78.8% +0.2%
2017 78.9% +0.1%
2018 79.1% +0.2%
2019 79.3% +0.3%
2020 79.6% +0.3%
2021 79.8% +0.3%
2022 80.1% +0.3%
2023 80.4% +0.4%
2024 79.5% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.4% 77.1% 78.0% 10
2010s 78.7% 78.0% 79.3% 10
2020s 79.9% 79.5% 80.4% 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 44 Belarus 99.9% compare
  2. 45 Armenia 99.9% compare
  3. 46 Paraguay 99.9% compare
  4. 47 Turkmenistan 99.9% compare
  5. 48 Costa Rica 99.8% compare
  6. 49 Bhutan 99.8% compare
  7. 50 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More health data for Low income

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income was 79.5% 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2001.
How does Low income rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Low 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 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/low-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/low-income/">People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Low income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,703 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.