People using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using safely managed drinking water services was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 81.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.5% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 67.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.3% | 81.5% | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in IBRD only was 81.5% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- IBRD only ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.