Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Drinking water services in rural areas was 66,635 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic, 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic is 66,635 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 85,578 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 66,635 people, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 68th of 178 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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82,773 people | — |
| 2001 | 84,162 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 85,446 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 85,578 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85,101 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 84,474 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 83,693 people | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82,789 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 81,806 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80,783 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 79,686 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 78,830 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 78,117 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 77,332 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 76,470 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 75,526 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 74,508 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 73,443 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 72,400 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 71,367 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 70,387 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 69,447 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 68,499 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 67,559 people | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 66,635 people | -1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 66,635 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 78.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 66,635 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 6.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,661 people | 80,783 people | 85,578 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,768 people | 71,367 people | 79,686 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,505 people | 66,635 people | 70,387 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 65 Mali 76,905 people compare
- 66 North Korea 68,600 people compare
- 67 East Timor 68,246 people compare
- 69 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 70 Iran 55,235 people compare
- 71 Panama 46,333 people compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % 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 rural areas in Dominican Republic?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominican Republic was 66,635 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 in rural areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85,578 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,635 people in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.