People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 85.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Upper middle income peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.6% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.4% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 10 Germany 100.0% compare
- 11 Luxembourg 99.8% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Upper middle income?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Upper middle income was 85.1% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.