People using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People using improved drinking water sources was 3,232 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia is 3,232 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia peaked at 15,032 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,232 people, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,589 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,712 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14,828 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14,936 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15,032 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14,508 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13,944 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 13,326 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 12,678 people | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 12,033 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 11,393 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10,741 people | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 10,080 people | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 9,419 people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 8,758 people | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 8,096 people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 7,438 people | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 6,789 people | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 6,151 people | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,527 people | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 4,911 people | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 4,326 people | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 3,780 people | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 3,253 people | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 3,232 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,059 people | 12,033 people | 15,032 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,439 people | 5,527 people | 11,393 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,900 people | 3,232 people | 4,911 people | 5 |
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More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia was 3,232 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,032 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,232 people in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.