People using safely managed drinking water services in High income
High income: People using safely managed drinking water services was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in High income, 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 High income is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in High income peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2000.
High income ranks 2nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed drinking water services in High income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.7% | — |
| 2001 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.6% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.52 % 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 0.0178 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in High income?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in High income was 95.8% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2000.
- How does High income rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High 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 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.