Drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Drinking water services was 107,143 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
107,143 people
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
64th
of 231 countries
All-time high
691,424 people
in 2001
All-time low
107,143 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 685.0k people2001: 691.4k people2002: 670.8k people2003: 649.6k people2004: 628.0k people2005: 606.0k people2006: 582.6k people2007: 558.4k people2008: 533.6k people2009: 511.0k people2010: 491.2k people2011: 470.9k people2012: 449.4k people2013: 426.6k people2014: 402.7k people2015: 377.9k people2016: 352.2k people2017: 325.7k people2018: 298.5k people2019: 271.4k people2020: 243.6k people2021: 205.1k people2022: 173.7k people2023: 140.9k people2024: 107.1k people

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

Analysis

In 2024, drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan stood at 107,143 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 691,424 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 107,143 people, in 2024.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 64th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 611,652 people 511,044 people 691,424 people 10
2010s 386,661 people 271,442 people 491,156 people 10
2020s 174,093 people 107,143 people 243,566 people 5

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 61 Haiti 147,969 people compare
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  4. 65 Equatorial Guinea 99,032 people compare
  5. 66 Namibia 87,594 people compare
  6. 67 Lesotho 85,696 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan?
Drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan was 107,143 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 Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 691,424 people in 2001.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 107,143 people in 2024.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drinking water services?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.