People using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 80.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia is 80.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2004.
That places North Macedonia 75th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 72 Armenia 82.1% compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 74 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
- 76 Palestine, State of 80.6% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 80.5% compare
- 78 Morocco 80.0% compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.0723 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.1 % 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 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia was 80.8% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2004.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- North Macedonia ranks 75th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.