People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 55.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mongolia peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 55.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.7%, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 55.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.2%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 40.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mongolia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mongolia was 55.4% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Mongolia ranks 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.