People using improved drinking water sources in Sweden
Sweden: People using improved drinking water sources was 25,372 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 25,372 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Sweden peaked at 45,747 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,299 people, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 108th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45,747 people | — |
| 2001 | 44,802 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43,864 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 42,942 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 42,027 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 41,112 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40,217 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 39,352 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38,499 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37,669 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 36,836 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 35,904 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34,916 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 33,978 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 33,096 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 32,240 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 31,452 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 30,694 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 29,880 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 29,029 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28,099 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27,148 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 26,227 people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 25,299 people | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 25,372 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,623 people | 37,669 people | 45,747 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,802 people | 29,029 people | 36,836 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,429 people | 25,299 people | 28,099 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Sweden?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Sweden was 25,372 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45,747 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,299 people in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Sweden ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.