People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total
IDA total: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 52.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total, 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
IDA total recorded 52.1% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
IDA total ranks 27th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.1% | 5 |
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More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in IDA total was 52.1% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- IDA total ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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.