People using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: People using improved drinking water sources was 605,506 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 605,506 people.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia peaked at 751,833 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 563,884 people, in 2007.
That places Malaysia 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 607,365 people | — |
| 2001 | 601,785 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 596,249 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 590,356 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 584,108 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 577,617 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 570,893 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 563,884 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 751,833 people | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 743,061 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 733,439 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 724,729 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 715,993 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 707,369 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 698,809 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 690,450 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 682,369 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 674,452 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 666,279 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 657,584 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 647,372 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 636,230 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 625,636 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 615,498 people | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 605,506 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 618,715 people | 563,884 people | 751,833 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,147 people | 657,584 people | 733,439 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,048 people | 605,506 people | 647,372 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -22.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0273 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -10.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — 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 Malaysia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia was 605,506 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 751,833 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,884 people in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.