People using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland
Switzerland: People using safely managed drinking water services was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 96.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland peaked at 96.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 45th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,950 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Switzerland was 96.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.