People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in World
World: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in World, 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 World is 96.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in World peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2000.
That places World 27th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.0% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in World?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in World was 96.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- World ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.