Drinking water services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Drinking water services was 783,630 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
783,630 people
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
34th
of 231 countries
All-time high
3.02 million people
in 2000
All-time low
783,630 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 783,630 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Bangladesh peaked at 3.02 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 783,630 people, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 34th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.02 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 million people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.88 million people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.81 million people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.65 million people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.56 million people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million people | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.37 million people | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 million people | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million people | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million people | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million people | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million people | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million people | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million people | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million people | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 980,798 people | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 882,487 people | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 783,630 people | -11.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 783,630 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 783,630 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 309,574 people, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 million people | 2.28 million people | 3.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.18 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 981,695 people | 783,630 people | 1.18 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 31 Algeria 845,976 people compare
- 32 Yemen 825,460 people compare
- 33 South Africa 784,072 people compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 749,592 people compare
- 36 Somalia 650,397 people compare
- 37 Tajikistan 644,341 people compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Bangladesh?
- Drinking water services in Bangladesh was 783,630 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 783,630 people in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for drinking water services?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.