People using safely managed drinking water services in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 43.4% 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Mongolia peaked at 43.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 118th out of 151 countries 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 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 17.7% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 29.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 39.0% | 43.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Mongolia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Mongolia was 43.4% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Mongolia ranks 118th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.