People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific is 85.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 85.3% | 5 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in East Asia & Pacific was 85.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.