Drinking water services in rural areas in Ukraine

Ukraine: Drinking water services in rural areas was 33,192 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33,192 people
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
73rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
35,454 people
in 2021
All-time low
9,094 people
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Ukraine, 2000–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201220242000: 9.2k people2001: 9.1k people2002: 10.6k people2003: 12.2k people2004: 13.6k people2005: 15.0k people2006: 16.4k people2007: 17.8k people2008: 19.2k people2009: 20.5k people2010: 21.9k people2011: 23.3k people2012: 24.7k people2013: 26.0k people2014: 27.4k people2015: 28.6k people2016: 29.9k people2017: 31.2k people2018: 32.3k people2019: 33.5k people2020: 34.5k people2021: 35.5k people2022: 34.0k people2023: 32.2k people2024: 33.2k 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 rural areas in Ukraine is 33,192 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Ukraine peaked at 35,454 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,094 people, in 2001.

That places Ukraine 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,369 people 9,094 people 20,517 people 10
2010s 27,874 people 21,901 people 33,461 people 10
2020s 33,862 people 32,183 people 35,454 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in rural areas in Ukraine?
Drinking water services in rural areas in Ukraine was 33,192 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 35,454 people in 2021.
What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 9,094 people in 2001.
How does Ukraine rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
Ukraine ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
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
178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.