People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 78.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Madagascar peaked at 78.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 175th of 184 countries 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 74.4% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.0% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 172 Burkina Faso 81.5% compare
- 173 Uganda 80.0% compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 79.3% compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 78.1% compare
- 177 Chad 77.9% compare
- 178 Benin 75.9% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 177 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Madagascar was 78.2% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Madagascar ranks 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.