People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mozambique peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 80th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 30.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.5% | 47.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 77 Tonga 50.9% compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.9% compare
- 79 Zambia 50.2% compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 46.9% compare
- 82 Turks and Caicos Islands 46.5% compare
- 83 Pakistan 45.4% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Mozambique?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Mozambique was 47.5% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Mozambique ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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About this data
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.