People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Palestine, State of, 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
Palestine, State of recorded 81.9% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 81.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 39th 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 81.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 81.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.0%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 77.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 80.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Palestine, State of?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Palestine, State of was 81.9% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Palestine, State of ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.