People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Myanmar
Myanmar: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Myanmar peaked at 74.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 53rd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 50.8% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.8% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 50 Viet Nam 75.8% compare
- 51 El Salvador 75.7% compare
- 52 South Africa 75.6% compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 73.1% compare
- 55 Paraguay 72.2% compare
- 56 Algeria 72.1% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1154 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Myanmar?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Myanmar was 74.2% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Myanmar ranks 53rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.