People not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia
Armenia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2,035 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia is 2,035 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia peaked at 68,926 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,035 people, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 143rd 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68,926 people | — |
| 2001 | 65,444 people | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 62,068 people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 58,893 people | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 55,739 people | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 52,608 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 49,496 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 46,408 people | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 43,346 people | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 40,304 people | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 37,277 people | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 34,342 people | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 31,486 people | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 28,610 people | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 25,713 people | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 22,788 people | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 19,846 people | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 16,894 people | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 15,637 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 15,705 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15,723 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15,687 people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,510 people | -84.0% |
| 2023 | 2,290 people | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 2,035 people | -11.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2,035 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2,035 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -84.0% | 15,687 people | 2,510 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,323 people | 40,304 people | 68,926 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,830 people | 15,637 people | 37,277 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,649 people | 2,035 people | 15,723 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1348 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia was 2,035 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 68,926 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,035 people in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Armenia ranks 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.