People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World
World: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 83.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World, 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 World stood at 83.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World peaked at 83.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2010.
That places World 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.4% | — |
| 2001 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 82.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in World was 83.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2010.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- World ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.