People using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti
Djibouti: People using improved drinking water sources was 52,034 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti stood at 52,034 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti peaked at 73,992 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52,034 people, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 98th 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,720 people | — |
| 2001 | 73,394 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73,992 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 73,915 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73,292 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 72,658 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 72,269 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 71,992 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71,593 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 71,169 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 70,640 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 69,979 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 69,214 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 68,344 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 67,369 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 66,277 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 65,080 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63,785 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 62,392 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 60,902 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 59,308 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 57,612 people | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 55,830 people | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 53,970 people | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 52,034 people | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,699 people | 71,169 people | 73,992 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,398 people | 60,902 people | 70,640 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,751 people | 52,034 people | 59,308 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 207.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0626 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti was 52,034 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 73,992 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,034 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Djibouti ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.