People using improved drinking water sources in Armenia
Armenia: People using improved drinking water sources was 1,029 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, 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 people using improved drinking water sources in Armenia is 1,029 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Armenia peaked at 64,318 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,029 people, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 146th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,318 people | — |
| 2001 | 60,387 people | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 56,564 people | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 52,931 people | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 49,323 people | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 45,739 people | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 42,178 people | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 38,641 people | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 35,132 people | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 31,645 people | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 28,174 people | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 24,777 people | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 21,434 people | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 18,074 people | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 14,696 people | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 11,303 people | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 7,903 people | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 4,506 people | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 2,840 people | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 2,530 people | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 2,216 people | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1,900 people | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1,604 people | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,329 people | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1,029 people | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,686 people | 31,645 people | 64,318 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,624 people | 2,530 people | 28,174 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,616 people | 1,029 people | 2,216 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 1,355 people compare
- 144 New Caledonia 1,350 people compare
- 145 Bahrain 1,287 people compare
- 147 Maldives 1,029 people compare
- 148 Réunion 1,017 people compare
- 149 Montenegro 1,011 people compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -65.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Armenia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Armenia was 1,029 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,318 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,029 people in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Armenia ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.