People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Low income
Low income: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Low 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
Low income recorded 33.0% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Low income peaked at 33.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2000.
That places Low income 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.2% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 29.3% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Low income?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Low income was 33.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Low income ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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.