People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only stood at 87.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3% | — |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 84.5% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.6% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IBRD only was 87.3% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- IBRD only ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.