People using improved drinking water sources in Ireland
Ireland: People using improved drinking water sources was 152,499 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 152,499 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Ireland peaked at 152,499 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127,644 people, in 2000.
That places Ireland 80th out of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Ireland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 127,644 people | — |
| 2001 | 128,882 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 130,270 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 131,612 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 133,219 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 135,327 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 138,188 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 141,351 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 143,438 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 144,072 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 143,984 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 143,740 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 143,494 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 143,370 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 143,520 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 143,988 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 144,653 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 145,482 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 146,471 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 147,410 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 147,991 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 148,471 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 150,001 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 151,666 people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 152,499 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135,400 people | 127,644 people | 144,072 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,611 people | 143,370 people | 147,410 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,126 people | 147,991 people | 152,499 people | 5 |
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- 77 Republic of Moldova 174,097 people compare
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More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.1166 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 14.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0346 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Ireland?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Ireland was 152,499 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 152,499 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,644 people in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Ireland ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.