People using improved drinking water sources in Poland
Poland: People using improved drinking water sources was 3.81 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Poland, 2005–2024
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 Poland stood at 3.81 million people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Poland peaked at 3.81 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 671,339 people, in 2005.
That places Poland 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Poland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 671,339 people | — |
| 2006 | 671,644 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 671,999 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 672,828 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 674,188 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 880,780 people | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million people | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million people | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million people | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 1.72 million people | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million people | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million people | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million people | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million people | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.76 million people | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 2.96 million people | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million people | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.39 million people | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 3.62 million people | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3.81 million people | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 672,400 people | 671,339 people | 674,188 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million people | 880,780 people | 2.76 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 million people | 2.96 million people | 3.81 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.1599 % 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 0.0059 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0.005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Poland?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Poland was 3.81 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 671,339 people in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.