People using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine
Ukraine: People using improved drinking water sources was 77,406 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine, 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
Ukraine recorded 77,406 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine peaked at 840,279 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77,406 people, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 91st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 840,279 people | — |
| 2001 | 811,274 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 780,299 people | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 750,289 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 720,950 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 691,145 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 663,551 people | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 634,101 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 594,731 people | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 556,624 people | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 520,190 people | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 484,375 people | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 449,428 people | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 414,909 people | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 380,083 people | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 345,386 people | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 311,249 people | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 277,432 people | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 243,746 people | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 210,419 people | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 177,537 people | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 144,926 people | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 105,716 people | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 80,830 people | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 77,406 people | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 704,324 people | 556,624 people | 840,279 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 363,722 people | 210,419 people | 520,190 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,283 people | 77,406 people | 177,537 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine was 77,406 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 840,279 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,406 people in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Ukraine ranks 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.