Drinking water services in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Drinking water services was 75,980 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
75,980 people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 231 countries
All-time high
94,289 people
in 2003
All-time low
75,980 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201220242000: 91.1k people2001: 92.6k people2002: 94.0k people2003: 94.3k people2004: 94.0k people2005: 93.5k people2006: 92.8k people2007: 92.0k people2008: 91.2k people2009: 90.3k people2010: 89.3k people2011: 88.5k people2012: 87.8k people2013: 87.1k people2014: 86.2k people2015: 85.3k people2016: 84.3k people2017: 83.2k people2018: 82.2k people2019: 81.1k people2020: 80.1k people2021: 79.1k people2022: 78.0k people2023: 77.0k people2024: 76.0k 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 Dominican Republic is 75,980 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 94,289 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 75,980 people, in 2024.

That places Dominican Republic 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92,585 people 90,259 people 94,289 people 10
2010s 85,491 people 81,087 people 89,257 people 10
2020s 78,031 people 75,980 people 80,060 people 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 66 Namibia 87,594 people compare
  2. 67 Lesotho 85,696 people compare
  3. 68 Mali 76,905 people compare
  4. 70 North Korea 68,600 people compare
  5. 71 East Timor 68,246 people compare
  6. 72 Iran 59,304 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Dominican Republic?
Drinking water services in Dominican Republic was 75,980 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 94,289 people in 2003.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 75,980 people in 2024.
How does Dominican Republic rank for drinking water services?
Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.