People using safely managed drinking water services in Albania
Albania: People using safely managed drinking water services was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Albania stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Albania peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2003.
That places Albania 86th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 48.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 62.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0149 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Albania?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Albania was 70.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Albania ranks 86th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.