People using improved drinking water sources in Serbia
Serbia: People using improved drinking water sources was 48,468 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 48,468 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Serbia peaked at 48,468 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,823 people, in 2000.
That places Serbia 101st 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,823 people | — |
| 2001 | 38,471 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 39,134 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 39,824 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 40,497 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 41,142 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 41,778 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 42,390 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 42,980 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 43,548 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 44,094 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44,610 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 45,085 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45,506 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 45,906 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46,283 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46,635 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46,951 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47,232 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47,480 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47,665 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 47,719 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47,922 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48,278 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 48,468 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,759 people | 37,823 people | 43,548 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,978 people | 44,094 people | 47,480 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,010 people | 47,665 people | 48,468 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 98 Djibouti 52,034 people compare
- 99 Chile 50,899 people compare
- 100 Italy 49,234 people compare
- 102 Timor-Leste 45,767 people compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 43,720 people compare
- 104 Bangladesh 41,463 people compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0307 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 0.0144 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Serbia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Serbia was 48,468 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 48,468 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,823 people in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Serbia ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.