People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Madagascar, 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
Madagascar recorded 38.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Madagascar peaked at 38.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 88th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.1% | — |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 20.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 38.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Madagascar?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Madagascar was 38.6% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Madagascar ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.