People not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti

Djibouti: People not using improved drinking water sources was 55,032 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
55,032 people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
105th
of 231 countries
All-time high
84,660 people
in 2002
All-time low
55,032 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201220242000: 83.5k people2001: 84.1k people2002: 84.7k people2003: 84.4k people2004: 83.5k people2005: 82.7k people2006: 82.0k people2007: 81.5k people2008: 80.9k people2009: 80.2k people2010: 79.4k people2011: 78.5k people2012: 77.4k people2013: 76.2k people2014: 74.8k people2015: 73.4k people2016: 71.8k people2017: 70.1k people2018: 68.3k people2019: 66.3k people2020: 64.3k people2021: 62.1k people2022: 59.8k people2023: 57.5k people2024: 55.0k people

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

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 55,032 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 4.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti peaked at 84,660 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55,032 people, in 2024.

Djibouti ranks 105th 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 82,758 people 80,220 people 84,660 people 10
2010s 73,603 people 66,318 people 79,416 people 10
2020s 59,740 people 55,032 people 64,266 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti?
People not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti was 55,032 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 Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 84,660 people in 2002.
What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 55,032 people in 2024.
How does Djibouti rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Djibouti ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Djibouti 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.