People not using improved drinking water sources by country
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.
Countries reporting
224
Highest
53.02 million people
China
Lowest
0 people
Tokelau
Median
23,766 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
People not using improved drinking water sources is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 53.02 million people in China; the lowest is 0 people in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 23,766 people, and the mean is 1.82 million people.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 161 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 225.3%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
People not using improved drinking water sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 53.02 million people | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 43.93 million people | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 32.13 million people | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 4 | India | 28.01 million people | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 22.06 million people | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 15.46 million people | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 14.46 million people | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 13.30 million people | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 12.67 million people | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 12.20 million people | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 8.56 million people | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 12 | Niger | 8.06 million people | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 7.91 million people | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 7.41 million people | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 15 | Chad | 7.15 million people | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 6.95 million people | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 6.49 million people | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.04 million people | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 4.30 million people | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 4.17 million people | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 4.16 million people | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 3.99 million people | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 3.81 million people | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 3.71 million people | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 25 | Russia | 3.61 million people | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 26 | Benin | 3.32 million people | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 27 | Somalia | 3.25 million people | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 3.20 million people | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 3.08 million people | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | South Sudan | 2.67 million people | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 31 | Egypt | 2.26 million people | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 32 | Rwanda | 2.26 million people | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 33 | Mali | 2.19 million people | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 2.11 million people | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 2.03 million people | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 million people | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 1.96 million people | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 1.93 million people | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 39 | Burundi | 1.92 million people | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 40 | Haiti | 1.83 million people | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela | 1.76 million people | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 1.70 million people | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 1.69 million people | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 44 | Philippines | 1.53 million people | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 45 | South Africa | 1.51 million people | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 46 | Morocco | 1.49 million people | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 47 | Colombia | 1.44 million people | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 48 | North Korea | 1.43 million people | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 1.39 million people | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 50 | Algeria | 1.34 million people | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 1.32 million people | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 52 | Malawi | 1.26 million people | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 53 | Vietnam | 1.25 million people | 2024 | down 82.3% | falling |
| 54 | Japan | 1.01 million people | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 55 | Guatemala | 958,106 people | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 954,690 people | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 57 | Congo | 952,417 people | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 58 | Nepal | 873,006 people | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 59 | Turkey | 859,696 people | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 842,858 people | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 825,094 people | 2024 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 62 | Bolivia | 804,238 people | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 732,671 people | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 64 | Liberia | 698,874 people | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 65 | Canada | 679,492 people | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 605,505 people | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 67 | Mexico | 600,172 people | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 536,985 people | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 512,949 people | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 505,844 people | 2017 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 461,645 people | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 72 | Argentina | 420,840 people | 2016 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 73 | Honduras | 348,812 people | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 333,003 people | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Laos | 321,392 people | 2024 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 310,777 people | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 77 | Lesotho | 295,027 people | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 293,365 people | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 239,315 people | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 239,094 people | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 81 | Iran | 234,152 people | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 201,464 people | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 83 | Namibia | 197,887 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 84 | Gambia | 192,819 people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 182,166 people | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 180,633 people | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 87 | Moldova | 174,097 people | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 168,104 people | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 89 | Tunisia | 167,573 people | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 91 | Gabon | 142,704 people | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 130,148 people | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 122,237 people | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 94 | East Timor | 114,012 people | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 99,629 people | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 94,984 people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 97 | Albania | 84,257 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 74,268 people | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 99 | Jordan | 68,665 people | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 100 | United States | 67,545 people | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 64,447 people | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 102 | El Salvador | 58,760 people | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 55,275 people | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 55,058 people | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 105 | Djibouti | 55,032 people | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 106 | Serbia | 49,546 people | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 107 | Italy | 49,237 people | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 36,289 people | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Spain | 36,078 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 34,339 people | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 111 | Comoros | 34,327 people | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 32,002 people | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 113 | Sweden | 25,372 people | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 114 | Syria | 22,159 people | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kiribati | 22,104 people | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 116 | Belize | 16,495 people | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 117 | French Guiana | 15,919 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 118 | Guyana | 15,694 people | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 119 | Oman | 12,302 people | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Libya | 11,889 people | 2024 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 122 | Micronesia (country) | 11,222 people | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 10,287 people | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia | 10,110 people | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 125 | Belarus | 9,867 people | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 126 | Slovenia | 9,013 people | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 127 | Czechia | 8,164 people | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Australia | 8,111 people | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,336 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 130 | Suriname | 5,951 people | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 5,849 people | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahamas | 4,163 people | 2019 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 4,077 people | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 134 | Cyprus | 3,788 people | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 135 | Croatia | 3,752 people | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Grenada | 3,705 people | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,680 people | 2024 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 138 | Aruba | 3,422 people | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 3,380 people | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 140 | Seychelles | 2,964 people | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,384 people | 2018 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 142 | Lithuania | 2,339 people | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 2,035 people | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Jersey | 2,025 people | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 145 | Dominica | 1,989 people | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 146 | Barbados | 1,604 people | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,530 people | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 1,350 people | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bahrain | 1,287 people | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 151 | Samoa | 1,219 people | 2024 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 152 | Montenegro | 1,044 people | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 1,029 people | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Reunion | 1,017 people | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,010 people | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritius | 933.75 people | 2024 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 157 | Guam | 789.72 people | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 653.12 people | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 548.99 people | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 453.66 people | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 451.22 people | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 162 | Anguilla | 363.18 people | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 163 | Qatar | 336.07 people | 2024 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 165 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 268.61 people | 2017 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 166 | Nauru | 191.75 people | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 167 | Tonga | 164.75 people | 2024 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 168 | Falkland Islands | 164.47 people | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 116.5 people | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 102.91 people | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.9 people | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 172 | Montserrat | 85.17 people | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 173 | Palau | 82.77 people | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 82.16 people | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 175 | Wallis and Futuna | 80.75 people | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 56.64 people | 2024 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 53.53 people | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Helena | 37.13 people | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 179 | Niue | 34.32 people | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Martin (French part) | 20.14 people | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 181 | San Marino | 0.0026 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | American Samoa | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Austria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Belgium | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Bermuda | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Brazil | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Brunei | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Costa Rica | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Estonia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Finland | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Faroe Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | United Kingdom | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Gibraltar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Greenland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Hong Kong | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Isle of Man | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Israel | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | South Korea | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Lebanon | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Macao | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Puerto Rico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Paraguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Palestine | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Romania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.