People using safely managed drinking water services in World
World: People using safely managed drinking water services was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in World stood at 73.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in World peaked at 73.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2000.
That places World 14th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 61.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 70.5% | 73.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 11 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 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
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in World?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in World was 73.7% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- World ranks 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.