Drinking water services in Bolivia

Bolivia: Drinking water services was 580,324 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
580,324 people
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
38th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.08 million people
in 2000
All-time low
580,324 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Bolivia, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 1.1M people2001: 1.1M people2002: 1.0M people2003: 1.0M people2004: 1.0M people2005: 988.0k people2006: 969.2k people2007: 950.2k people2008: 930.7k people2009: 910.7k people2010: 890.3k people2011: 869.5k people2012: 848.3k people2013: 828.0k people2014: 808.0k people2015: 787.5k people2016: 766.6k people2017: 745.3k people2018: 723.4k people2019: 701.0k people2020: 677.2k people2021: 651.8k people2022: 627.3k people2023: 603.9k people2024: 580.3k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drinking water services in Bolivia is 580,324 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Bolivia peaked at 1.08 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 580,324 people, in 2024.

That places Bolivia 38th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 996,696 people 910,708 people 1.08 million people 10
2010s 796,791 people 701,001 people 890,334 people 10
2020s 628,113 people 580,324 people 677,200 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Bolivia?
Drinking water services in Bolivia was 580,324 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 580,324 people in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for drinking water services?
Bolivia ranks 38th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia 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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.