People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 122,237 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
122,237 people
Change on year
down 31.3%
World rank
93rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.44 million people
in 2000
All-time low
122,237 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220242000: 1.4M people2001: 1.4M people2002: 1.3M people2003: 1.3M people2004: 1.2M people2005: 1.2M people2006: 1.2M people2007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.0M people2010: 949.0k people2011: 895.5k people2012: 841.6k people2013: 787.0k people2014: 730.9k people2015: 673.1k people2016: 613.7k people2017: 552.3k people2018: 488.8k people2019: 424.9k people2020: 360.7k people2021: 295.9k people2022: 234.2k people2023: 177.9k people2024: 122.2k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 122,237 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.44 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122,237 people, in 2024.

Azerbaijan ranks 93rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.22 million people 1.00 million people 1.44 million people 10
2010s 695,671 people 424,883 people 949,010 people 10
2020s 238,194 people 122,237 people 360,741 people 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 91 Gabon 142,704 people compare
  2. 92 Panama 130,148 people compare
  3. 94 East Timor 114,012 people compare
  4. 95 Botswana 99,629 people compare
  5. 96 Saudi Arabia 94,984 people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan?
People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan was 122,237 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 122,237 people in 2024.
How does Azerbaijan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Azerbaijan ranks 93rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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

Indicator
People not using improved drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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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.