People using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan
Pakistan: People using improved drinking water sources was 9.48 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 9.48 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan peaked at 9.48 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.38 million people, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 8th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.38 million people | — |
| 2001 | 7.52 million people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.63 million people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.74 million people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.86 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.98 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.09 million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.22 million people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.36 million people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.49 million people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.62 million people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.72 million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.80 million people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.85 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.89 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.92 million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.94 million people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.97 million people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.01 million people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.06 million people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.12 million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.19 million people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.23 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.36 million people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.48 million people | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.93 million people | 7.38 million people | 8.49 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 million people | 8.62 million people | 9.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 million people | 9.12 million people | 9.48 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 5 Ethiopia 16.98 million people compare
- 6 Indonesia 11.00 million people compare
- 7 Madagascar 9.70 million people compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.95 million people compare
- 10 Niger 7.57 million people compare
- 11 Mozambique 5.72 million people compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % 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 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Pakistan was 9.48 million 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.48 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.38 million people in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.