People not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti
Djibouti: People not using improved drinking water sources was 55,032 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, 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
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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83,493 people | — |
| 2001 | 84,124 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84,660 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84,417 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 83,542 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 82,652 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 82,036 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 81,538 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 80,897 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 80,220 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 79,416 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 78,457 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 77,374 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 76,166 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 74,835 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 73,367 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 71,776 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 70,070 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 68,251 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 66,318 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 64,266 people | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 62,098 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 59,831 people | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 57,475 people | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 55,032 people | -4.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 55,032 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 55,032 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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
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.