People using safely managed drinking water services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People using safely managed drinking water services was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 70.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2000.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th out of 28 groups 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 55.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 59.9% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.7% | 70.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 13 Denmark 99.9% compare
- 14 Germany 99.9% compare
- 15 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 16 Malta 99.8% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
- 18 Sweden 99.8% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.3146 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in IDA & IBRD total?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in IDA & IBRD total was 70.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.