People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 74.3%.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Lower middle income peaked at 74.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 29 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.5% | — |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.5% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 71.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Lower middle income?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Lower middle income was 74.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.