People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Nauru
Nauru: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) was 18.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Nauru peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 100th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 18.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 19% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 18.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.2%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 24.2% compare
- 98 Nepal 23.6% compare
- 99 Kiribati 20.9% compare
- 101 Chad 17.6% compare
- 102 Sierra Leone 12.5% compare
- 103 Central African Republic 11.3% compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Nauru?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Nauru was 18.7% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Nauru ranks 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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.