People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Middle income
Middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 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
Middle income recorded 96.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Middle income peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2000.
Middle income ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.1% | — |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.4% | 96.8% | 5 |
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Middle income was 96.8% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.