People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 54.3% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bangladesh peaked at 54.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 71st of 104 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 54.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.4%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 54.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 61.5%, 88% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 42.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 42.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.0% | 54.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bangladesh?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bangladesh was 54.3% 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, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 71st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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, urban (% of urban 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.