People using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using safely managed drinking water services was 59.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh is 59.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh peaked at 59.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 104th of 151 countries on this measure, 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 54.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 58.7% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Bangladesh was 59.1% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Bangladesh ranks 104th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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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.