Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia
Serbia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 1,077 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 1,077 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia peaked at 1,644 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,077 people, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 95th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,644 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,627 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,612 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,599 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,586 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,572 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,543 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,513 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,483 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,454 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,425 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,396 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,369 people | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,341 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,313 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,285 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,257 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,229 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,201 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,173 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,143 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,112 people | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,099 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,090 people | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,077 people | -1.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1,077 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,563 people | 1,454 people | 1,644 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,299 people | 1,173 people | 1,425 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,104 people | 1,077 people | 1,143 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 92 Djibouti 2,721 people compare
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 2,325 people compare
- 94 Oman 1,277 people compare
- 96 North Macedonia 845.16 people compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 466.43 people compare
- 98 Samoa 423.37 people compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia was 1,077 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,644 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,077 people in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Serbia ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.